THOMAS DAVIS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM M. TILESTON AND COMPANY (1848) - Ballotpedia

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THOMAS DAVIS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM M. TILESTON AND COMPANY

Term: 1848
Important Dates
Decided: February 28, 1848
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

THOMAS DAVIS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM M. TILESTON AND COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1848.

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 Mississippi Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
Petitioner: Debtor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 47 U.S. 114
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: Levi Woodbury

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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