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THE SCHOONER EXCHANGE v. M'FADDON & OTHERS (1812)
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| THE SCHOONER EXCHANGE v. M'FADDON & OTHERS |
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| Term: 1812 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 24, 1812 |
| Decided: March 2, 1812 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
THE SCHOONER EXCHANGE v. M'FADDON & OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1812. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1812.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania 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: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Tangible property, other than real estate, including contraband
- 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: 11 U.S. 116
- 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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