FAIRFAX'S EXECUTOR v. ANN FAIRFAX (1809)

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FAIRFAX'S EXECUTOR v. ANN FAIRFAX
Term: 1809
Important Dates
Argued: February 16, 1809
Decided: February 21, 1809
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

FAIRFAX'S EXECUTOR v. ANN FAIRFAX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1809. The case was argued before the court on February 16, 1809.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Sufficiency of evidence: typically in the context of a jury's determination of compensation for injury or death
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 9 U.S. 19
  • 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 liberal.

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