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WALDEN EX DEM. DENN v. CRAIG (1824)

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WALDEN EX DEM. DENN v. CRAIG
Term: 1824
Important Dates
Argued: February 13, 1824
Decided: March 3, 1824
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

WALDEN EX DEM. DENN v. CRAIG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1824. The case was argued before the court on February 13, 1824.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Distrcrict Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • 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: 22 U.S. 576
  • 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.

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