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WILLIAM M'CLUNY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. WYLLIS SILLIMAN, DEFENDANT IN ERROR (1830)

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WILLIAM M'CLUNY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. WYLLIS SILLIMAN, DEFENDANT IN ERROR
Term: 1830
Important Dates
Argued: February 10, 1830
Decided: February 12, 1830
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinGabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

WILLIAM M'CLUNY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. WYLLIS SILLIMAN, DEFENDANT IN ERROR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 12, 1830. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1830.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, 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 - judicial administration: untimely filing
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 28 U.S. 270
  • 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 McLean

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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