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THE LESSEE OF EDWARD LIVINGSTON AND OTHERS v. JOHN MOORE AND OTHERS (1833)

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THE LESSEE OF EDWARD LIVINGSTON AND OTHERS v. JOHN MOORE AND OTHERS
Term: 1833
Important Dates
Argued: February 2, 1833
Decided: February 25, 1833
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

THE LESSEE OF EDWARD LIVINGSTON AND OTHERS v. JOHN MOORE AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1833. The case was argued before the court on February 2, 1833.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 32 U.S. 469
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Johnson Jr.

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 conservative.

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