WILLIAM CAMPBELL'S EXECUTORS, APPELLANTS VS. PRATT, FRANCIS AND OTHERS, APPELLEES (1829)

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WILLIAM CAMPBELL'S EXECUTORS, APPELLANTS VS. PRATT, FRANCIS AND OTHERS, APPELLEES |
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Term: 1829 |
Important Dates |
Decided: March 3, 1829 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Bushrod Washington |
WILLIAM CAMPBELL'S EXECUTORS, APPELLANTS VS. PRATT, FRANCIS AND OTHERS, APPELLEES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1829.
In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
- Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 27 U.S. 354
- 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: William Johnson Jr.
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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