JOSEPH S. CUCULLU, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. LOUIS EMMERLING (1860)

JOSEPH S. CUCULLU, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. LOUIS EMMERLING
	Term: 1859
Important Dates
	Argued: January 23, 1860
	Decided: February 13, 1860
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

JOSEPH S. CUCULLU, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. LOUIS EMMERLING is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1860. The case was argued before the court on January 23, 1860.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of a substantial or properly presented federal question, or a nonsuit
Petitioner: Seller or vendor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 63 U.S. 83
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 conservative.