JOHN HAGAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. CHARLES F. LUCAS (1836)

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JOHN HAGAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. CHARLES F. LUCAS
Term: 1836
Important Dates
Argued: February 10, 1836
Decided: February 26, 1836
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne

JOHN HAGAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. CHARLES F. LUCAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1836. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1836.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 35 U.S. 400
  • 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 McLean

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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