LOFTIN COTTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES (1851)

LOFTIN COTTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES
	Term: 1850
Important Dates
	Argued: January 8, 1851
	Decided: January 22, 1851
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

LOFTIN COTTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1851. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1851.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Northern U.S. District Court.

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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: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 52 U.S. 229
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.