COUNTY OF MORGAN v. ALLEN (April 11, 1881)

COUNTY OF MORGAN v. ALLEN
	Term: 1880
Important Dates
	Argued: November 22, 1880
	Decided: April 11, 1881
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	4-3
Majority
	John Marshall Harlan • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite
Dissenting
	Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller

COUNTY OF MORGAN v. ALLEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 11, 1881. The case was argued before the court on November 22, 1880.

In a 4-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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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: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 103 U.S. 498
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall Harlan

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 conservative.