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THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALEXANDRIA v. HODGSON (1810)

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THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALEXANDRIA v. HODGSON
Term: 1810
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 1810
Decided: March 17, 1810
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALEXANDRIA v. HODGSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 17, 1810. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1810.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1810s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 10 U.S. 206
  • 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: Henry Brockholst Livingston

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 liberal.

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