CHARLES GRATIOT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES (1846)

CHARLES GRATIOT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES
	Term: 1846
Important Dates
	Argued: December 16, 1845
	Decided: January 14, 1846
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-1
Majority
	John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury
Dissenting
	John McLean

CHARLES GRATIOT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1846. The case was argued before the court on December 16, 1845.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.

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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: 45 U.S. 80
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: 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.