WILLIAM PEIRSOLL AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. JAMES ELLIOTT AND OTHERS, APPELLEES (1832)

WILLIAM PEIRSOLL AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. JAMES ELLIOTT AND OTHERS, APPELLEES
	Term: 1832
Important Dates
	Argued: January 11, 1832
	Decided: January 18, 1832
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

WILLIAM PEIRSOLL AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. JAMES ELLIOTT AND OTHERS, APPELLEES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1832. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1832.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Assessment of costs or damages: as part of a court order
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: 31 U.S. 95
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: 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 liberal.