THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY OF ALEXANDRIA v. PATTEN AND OTHERS (1808)
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| THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY OF ALEXANDRIA v. PATTEN AND OTHERS |
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| Term: 1807 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 5, 1808 |
| Decided: March 7, 1808 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 6-0 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Chase • William Cushing • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington |
THE MAYOR AND COMMONALTY OF ALEXANDRIA v. PATTEN AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 7, 1808. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1808.
In a 6-0 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 Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 8 U.S. 317
- 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 liberal.
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