THE STATE OF GEORGIA VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al. (1793)

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THE STATE OF GEORGIA VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al.
Term: 1793
Important Dates
Argued: February 6, 1793
Decided: February 20, 1793
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
4-1
Majority
John Blair • William Cushing • John Jay • James Wilson
Dissenting
James Iredell

THE STATE OF GEORGIA VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1793. The case was argued before the court on February 6, 1793.

In a 4-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.

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: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Georgia
  • Citation: 2 U.S. 415
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Injunction
  • What type of decision was made: Seriatim
  • 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 liberal.

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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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