YEATON v. THE BANK OF ALEXANDRIA (1809)

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YEATON v. THE BANK OF ALEXANDRIA
Term: 1809
Important Dates
Argued: March 8, 1809
Decided: March 10, 1809
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-1
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingHenry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington
Dissenting
William Johnson Jr.

YEATON v. THE BANK OF ALEXANDRIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1809. The case was argued before the court on March 8, 1809.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Person who guarantees another's obligations
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 9 U.S. 49
  • 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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