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THE SCHOONER ADELINE AND CARGO (1815)

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THE SCHOONER ADELINE AND CARGO |
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Term: 1815 |
Important Dates |
Decided: March 10, 1815 |
Outcome |
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
Vote |
6-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Bushrod Washington |
THE SCHOONER ADELINE AND CARGO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1815.
In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York 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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Unidentifiable
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 13 U.S. 244
- 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: Joseph Story
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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