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THE UNITED STATES VS. SAMUEL B. STONE (1840)

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THE UNITED STATES VS. SAMUEL B. STONE
Term: 1840
Important Dates
Argued: February 28, 1840
Decided: March 3, 1840
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
8-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinPhilip Pendelton BarbourJohn CatronJohn McLeanJoseph StoryRoger Brooke TaneySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne

THE UNITED STATES VS. SAMUEL B. STONE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1840. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 1840.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1840s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney 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 federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 39 U.S. 524
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Roger Brooke Taney

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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