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THE MARYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY v. WOODS (1810)

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THE MARYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY v. WOODS |
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Term: 1810 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 8, 1810 |
Decided: February 16, 1810 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-0 |
Majority |
William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
THE MARYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY v. WOODS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 16, 1810. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1810.
In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.
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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
- Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 10 U.S. 29
- 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: 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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