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TURNER, ADMINISTRATOR, VERSUS ENRILLE (1799)

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TURNER, ADMINISTRATOR, VERSUS ENRILLE
Term: 1799
Important Dates
Argued: August 7, 1799
Decided: August 9, 1799
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingOliver EllsworthJames IredellWilliam PatersonBushrod Washington

TURNER, ADMINISTRATOR, VERSUS ENRILLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on August 9, 1799. The case was argued before the court on August 7, 1799.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of North Carolina.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1790s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Ellsworth Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 4 U.S. 7
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Oliver Ellsworth
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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