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THE HIRAM. -- CORNTHWAIT et al. CLAIMANTS

Term: 1816
Important Dates
Argued: March 18, 1816
Decided: March 22, 1816
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

THE HIRAM. -- CORNTHWAIT et al. CLAIMANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 22, 1816. The case was argued before the court on March 18, 1816.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 14 U.S. 440
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as unspecifiable.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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