THE THOMAS GIBBONS, ROCKWELL, MASTER (1814)

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THE THOMAS GIBBONS, ROCKWELL, MASTER
Term: 1814
Important Dates
Decided: March 16, 1814
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallHenry Brockholst LivingstonJoseph StoryThomas ToddBushrod Washington

THE THOMAS GIBBONS, ROCKWELL, MASTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1814.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Miscellaneous - executive authority vis-a-vis congress or the states
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • 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: 12 U.S. 421
  • 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: Joseph Story

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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