ALPHONSO WETMORE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE UNITED STATES (1836) - Ballotpedia

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ALPHONSO WETMORE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE UNITED STATES

Term: 1836
Important Dates
Argued: January 27, 1836
Decided: February 22, 1836
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

ALPHONSO WETMORE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1836. The case was argued before the court on January 27, 1836.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri 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: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 35 U.S. 647
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: James Moore Wayne

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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