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THE ST. NICHOLAS. -- MEYER et al. CLAIMANTS (1816)

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THE ST. NICHOLAS. -- MEYER et al. CLAIMANTS |
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Term: 1816 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 9, 1815 |
Decided: March 21, 1816 |
Outcome |
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
THE ST. NICHOLAS. -- MEYER et al. CLAIMANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1816. The case was argued before the court on March 9, 1815.
In a 7-0 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 Georgia 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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- 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: 14 U.S. 417
- 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.
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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