THE UNITED STATES v. GRUNDY AND THORNBURGH (1806)

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THE UNITED STATES v. GRUNDY AND THORNBURGH |
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Term: 1806 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 18, 1806 |
Decided: February 22, 1806 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-0 |
Majority |
William Cushing • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • William Paterson • Bushrod 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.
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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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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