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THE MARY ANN. PLUMER, CLAIMANT (1823)

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THE MARY ANN. PLUMER, CLAIMANT
Term: 1823
Important Dates
Argued: February 10, 1823
Decided: March 1, 1823
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StoryBushrod Washington

THE MARY ANN. PLUMER, CLAIMANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1823. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1823.

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 Louisiana U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Slavery or indenture
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 21 U.S. 380
  • 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 conservative.

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