WILLIAM C. GARDNER VS. JOHN A. COLLINS et al. (1829) - Ballotpedia

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WILLIAM C. GARDNER VS. JOHN A. COLLINS et al.

Term: 1829
Important Dates
Argued: January 27, 1829
Decided: February 3, 1829
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Bushrod Washington

WILLIAM C. GARDNER VS. JOHN A. COLLINS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 3, 1829. The case was argued before the court on January 27, 1829.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. 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: Private Action - Wills and trusts
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 27 U.S. 58
How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
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 unspecifiable.

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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