HIRAM CRAIG, JOHN MOORE AND EPHRAIM MOORE VS. THE STATE OF MISSOURI (1830)

HIRAM CRAIG, JOHN MOORE AND EPHRAIM MOORE VS. THE STATE OF MISSOURI
	Term: 1830
Important Dates
	Argued: March 2, 1830
	Decided: March 12, 1830
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	4-3
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • Joseph Story
Dissenting
	William Johnson Jr. • John McLean • Smith Thompson

HIRAM CRAIG, JOHN MOORE AND EPHRAIM MOORE VS. THE STATE OF MISSOURI is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1830. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1830.

In a 4-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Debtor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Missouri
Citation: 29 U.S. 410
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: John Marshall

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.