THE MARY AND SUSAN. -- RICHARDSON, CLAIMANT (1816)

THE MARY AND SUSAN. -- RICHARDSON, CLAIMANT
	Term: 1816
Important Dates
	Argued: February 12, 1816
	Decided: February 14, 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 MARY AND SUSAN. -- RICHARDSON, CLAIMANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 14, 1816. The case was argued before the court on February 12, 1816.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
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. 46
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: 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 liberal.