ENOCH C. ROBERTS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES M. COOPER (1857)

ENOCH C. ROBERTS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES M. COOPER
	Term: 1856
Important Dates
	Argued: February 27, 1857
	Decided: March 5, 1857
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

ENOCH C. ROBERTS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES M. COOPER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1857. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1857.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 60 U.S. 373
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 conservative.