Ex parte ANDERSON CRENSHAW (1841)

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ex parte ANDERSON CRENSHAW
Term: 1841
Important Dates
Argued: February 18, 1840
Decided: February 1, 1841
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinPhilip Pendelton BarbourJohn CatronJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanJoseph StoryRoger Brooke TaneySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne

ex parte ANDERSON CRENSHAW is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1841. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1840.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Alabama.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 40 U.S. 119
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Roger Brooke Taney

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.

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