ROGERS v. THE MARSHAL (1864)

ROGERS v. THE MARSHAL
	Term: 1863
Important Dates
	Argued: April 6, 1864
	Decided: April 18, 1864
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	10-0
Majority
	John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

ROGERS v. THE MARSHAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1864. The case was argued before the court on April 6, 1864.

In a 10-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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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: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 68 U.S. 644
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: David Davis

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.