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WILLIAM TYRELL'S HEIRS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. ANDREW ROUNTREE AND OTHERS (1833)

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WILLIAM TYRELL'S HEIRS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. ANDREW ROUNTREE AND OTHERS
Term: 1833
Important Dates
Argued: January 17, 1833
Decided: January 18, 1833
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

WILLIAM TYRELL'S HEIRS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. ANDREW ROUNTREE AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1833. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1833.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 32 U.S. 464
  • 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 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.

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