JESSE HOYT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES (1850)

JESSE HOYT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES
	Term: 1850
Important Dates
	Argued: December 9, 1850
	Decided: December 31, 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

JESSE HOYT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 31, 1850. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1850.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: New York
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 51 U.S. 109
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: Samuel Nelson

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.