ALEXANDER MURRAY, ESQ. v. SCHOONER CHARMING BETSY (1804)

ALEXANDER MURRAY, ESQ. v. SCHOONER CHARMING BETSY
	Term: 1804
Important Dates
	Argued: March 1, 1803
	Decided: February 22, 1804
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	4-0
Majority
	Samuel Chase • William Cushing • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington

ALEXANDER MURRAY, ESQ. v. SCHOONER CHARMING BETSY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1804. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1803.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 6 U.S. 64
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.