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WINN'S HEIRS v. JACKSON AND OTHERS (1827)

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WINN'S HEIRS v. JACKSON AND OTHERS
Term: 1827
Important Dates
Decided: February 1, 1827
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonRobert TrimbleBushrod Washington

WINN'S HEIRS v. JACKSON AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1827.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Kentucky State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, 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: review of non-final 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: 25 U.S. 135
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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