PIERRE CLAUDE PIQUIGNOT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY (1854)

PIERRE CLAUDE PIQUIGNOT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY
	Term: 1853
Important Dates
	Decided: February 27, 1854
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

PIERRE CLAUDE PIQUIGNOT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1854.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 57 U.S. 104
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.