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PENNINGTON v. COXE (1804)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
PENNINGTON v. COXE
Term: 1804
Important Dates
Argued: February 11, 1804
Decided: February 22, 1804
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
4-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingJohn MarshallBushrod Washington

PENNINGTON v. COXE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1804. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1804.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 6 U.S. 33
  • 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 conservative.

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