SHREVEPORT v. COLE (1889)

SHREVEPORT v. COLE
	Term: 1888
Important Dates
	Argued: December 4, 1888
	Decided: January 7, 1889
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Samuel Freeman Miller

SHREVEPORT v. COLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1889. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1888.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. 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: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Louisiana
Respondent type: Government contractor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 129 U.S. 36
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: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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.