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THE PALMYRA. DEPAU, CLAIMANT (1825)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
THE PALMYRA. DEPAU, CLAIMANT
Term: 1825
Important Dates
Decided: February 19, 1825
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

THE PALMYRA. DEPAU, CLAIMANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1825.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the South Carolina U.S. District 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: United States
  • 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: 23 U.S. 502
  • 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 conservative.

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