THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. DANIEL W. COXE AND OTHERS (1855) - Ballotpedia

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. DANIEL W. COXE AND OTHERS

Term: 1854
Important Dates
Decided: January 18, 1855
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
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

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. DANIEL W. COXE AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1855.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 58 U.S. 41
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: Roger Brooke Taney

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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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