THOMAS JACKSON et al., APPELLANTS v. WILLIAM E. ASHTON (1836) - Ballotpedia

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THOMAS JACKSON et al., APPELLANTS v. WILLIAM E. ASHTON

Term: 1836
Important Dates
Decided: February 26, 1836
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

THOMAS JACKSON et al., APPELLANTS v. WILLIAM E. ASHTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1836.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Unidentifiable
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Unidentifiable
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 35 U.S. 480
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Story

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

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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