THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CHARLES LE BARON (1856)

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CHARLES LE BARON
	Term: 1856
Important Dates
	Argued: December 3, 1856
	Decided: December 16, 1856
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CHARLES LE BARON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 16, 1856. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 1856.

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 Alabama U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Alabama.

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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: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Person who guarantees another's obligations
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 60 U.S. 73
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: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

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.