Bartle v. Coleman

Bartle v. Coleman
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 10, 1821
Full case name	Bartle v. Coleman
Citations	19 U.S. 475 ( more ) 6 Wheat. 475; 5 L. Ed. 309; 1821 U.S. LEXIS 367
Court membership
Chief Justice John Marshall Associate Justices Bushrod Washington  · William Johnson H. Brockholst Livingston  · Thomas Todd Gabriel Duvall  · Joseph Story
Case opinion
Majority	Marshall

Bartle v. Coleman, 19 U.S. (6 Wheat.) 475 (1821), was a United States Supreme Court case.

Background

Andrew Bartle, George Coleman, and Ferdinand Marsteller had entered into a contract with the United States government to rebuild a location called Fort Washington, possibly meaning Fort Washington (Maryland) which was captured by the British in the War of 1812. ^[1]

Arbitrators had rules that Bartle should pay Coleman. ^[1]

Opinion

The Supreme Court reversed the judgement. ^[2]

See also

• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 19

References

1. Statement of Thomas Swann, attorney for plaintiff Bartle
2. Bartle v. Coleman, 19 U.S. (6 Wheat. ) 475 (1821).

External links

• Text of Bartle v. Coleman, 19 U.S. (6 Wheat. )475(1821) is available from: CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist