THE UNITED STATES v. GURNEY AND OTHER (1808)
THE UNITED STATES v. GURNEY AND OTHER |
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Term: 1807 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 18, 1808 |
Decided: March 8, 1808 |
Outcome |
Certification to or from a lower court |
Vote |
6-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Chase • William Cushing • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington |
THE UNITED STATES v. GURNEY AND OTHER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1808. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1808.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 8 U.S. 333
- How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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