THOMAS EVANS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. STERLING H. GEE (1837) - Ballotpedia

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THOMAS EVANS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. STERLING H. GEE

Term: 1837
Important Dates
Argued: January 30, 1837
Decided: February 9, 1837
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • Philip Pendelton Barbour • John McLean • Joseph Story • Roger Brooke Taney • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

THOMAS EVANS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. STERLING H. GEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 9, 1837. The case was argued before the court on January 30, 1837.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
Petitioner: Debtor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 36 U.S. 80
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: Roger Brooke Taney
Who wrote the majority opinion: James Moore Wayne

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 unspecifiable.

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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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