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THE UNITED STATES v. GRUNDY AND THORNBURGH (1806)

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THE UNITED STATES v. GRUNDY AND THORNBURGH
Term: 1806
Important Dates
Argued: February 18, 1806
Decided: February 22, 1806
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
William CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallWilliam PatersonBushrod Washington

THE UNITED STATES v. GRUNDY AND THORNBURGH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1806. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1806.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 7 U.S. 337
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • 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 conservative.

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