THOMAS AP CATESBY JONES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE UNITED STATES (1849)

THOMAS AP CATESBY JONES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE UNITED STATES
	Term: 1849
Important Dates
	Argued: February 20, 1849
	Decided: March 13, 1849
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

THOMAS AP CATESBY JONES, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1849. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1849.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Virginia.

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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: Debtor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 48 U.S. 681
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: Peter Vivian Daniel

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.