JAMES PHALEN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (1850) - Ballotpedia

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JAMES PHALEN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

Term: 1850
Important Dates
Argued: December 13, 1849
Decided: January 15, 1850
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

JAMES PHALEN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1850. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1849.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia State Trial Court.

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.

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: Person convicted of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Virginia
Citation: 49 U.S. 163
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: Robert Cooper Grier

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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