PAWLING AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED STATES (1808)

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PAWLING AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED STATES
Term: 1808
Important Dates
Argued: February 23, 1808
Decided: February 27, 1808
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

PAWLING AND OTHERS v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1808. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1808.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Distrcrict Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 8 U.S. 219
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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