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THE STATE OF GEORGIA, VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al. (1794)

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THE STATE OF GEORGIA, VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al.
Term: 1794
Important Dates
Argued: February 4, 1794
Decided: February 7, 1794
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
1-0
Majority
William Paterson

THE STATE OF GEORGIA, VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 7, 1794. The case was argued before the court on February 4, 1794.

In a 1-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1790s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Jay Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Georgia
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 3 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • What type of decision was made: Unknown
  • Who was the chief justice: John Jay
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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