THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. FRANCES P. FATIO'S AND LOUISA HALLOWES'S HEIRS (1834) - Ballotpedia

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. FRANCES P. FATIO'S AND LOUISA HALLOWES'S HEIRS

Term: 1834
Important Dates
Argued: February 12, 1834
Decided: March 15, 1834
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. FRANCES P. FATIO'S AND LOUISA HALLOWES'S HEIRS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1834. The case was argued before the court on February 12, 1834.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Territorial Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 33 U.S. 492
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: John Marshall

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

External links

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Footnotes

↑ 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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