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THE NEPTUNE, HARROD et al. CLAIMANTS (1818)

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THE NEPTUNE, HARROD et al. CLAIMANTS |
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Term: 1818 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 26, 1818 |
Decided: March 13, 1818 |
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 NEPTUNE, HARROD et al. CLAIMANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1818. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1818.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. District Court.
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 - Federal and some few state regulations of transportation regulation: boat
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 16 U.S. 601
- 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: Gabriel Duvall
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.
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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