PEAKE v. NEW ORLEANS, 139 U.S. 342 (March 9, 1891)

PEAKE v. NEW ORLEANS
	Term: 1890
Important Dates
	Argued: October 27, 1890
	Decided: March 9, 1891
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray
Dissenting
	Melville Weston Fuller • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

PEAKE v. NEW ORLEANS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 9, 1891. The case was argued before the court on October 27, 1890.

In a 5-3 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: 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: Holder of a license or permit, or applicant therefor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Louisiana
Citation: 139 U.S. 342
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Josiah Brewer

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.