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WEST, PLS. IN ERR. VERSUS BARNES. et al.

Term: 1791
Important Dates
Argued: August 2, 1791
Decided: August 3, 1791
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-0
Majority
John Blair • William Cushing • James Iredell • John Jay • James Wilson

WEST, PLS. IN ERR. VERSUS BARNES. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on August 3, 1791. The case was argued before the court on August 2, 1791.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Unidentifiable
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 2 U.S. 401
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Jay
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.

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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