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THE ST. JAGO DE CUBA. VINENTE, AND OTHERS CLAIMANTS (1824)

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THE ST. JAGO DE CUBA. VINENTE, AND OTHERS CLAIMANTS
Term: 1824
Important Dates
Argued: February 11, 1824
Decided: March 15, 1824
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

THE ST. JAGO DE CUBA. VINENTE, AND OTHERS CLAIMANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1824. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1824.

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 Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.

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: United States
  • 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: 22 U.S. 409
  • 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: William Johnson Jr.

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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