SNOW v. LAW (1858)
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| SNOW v. LAW |
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| Term: 1857 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 14, 1857 |
| Decided: May 18, 1858 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
SNOW v. LAW is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1858. The case was argued before the court on December 14, 1857.
In a 9-0 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. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 61 U.S. 543
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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: John McLean
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.
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