THOMAS BOON'S HEIRS, COMPLAINANTS v. WILLIAM CHILES et al., DEFENDANTS (1834) - Ballotpedia

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THOMAS BOON'S HEIRS, COMPLAINANTS v. WILLIAM CHILES et al., DEFENDANTS

Term: 1834
Important Dates
Decided: March 19, 1834
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

THOMAS BOON'S HEIRS, COMPLAINANTS v. WILLIAM CHILES et al., DEFENDANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 19, 1834.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
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: 33 U.S. 532
How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
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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