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C. C. LATHROP, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CHARLES JUDSON (1857)

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C. C. LATHROP, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CHARLES JUDSON
Term: 1856
Important Dates
Argued: December 11, 1856
Decided: January 7, 1857
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronBenjamin Robbins CurtisPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

C. C. LATHROP, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CHARLES JUDSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1857. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1856.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1850s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Civil procedure
  • Petitioner: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 60 U.S. 66
  • 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: Roger Brooke Taney
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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