THOMAS TREMLETT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH T. ADAMS (1852) - Ballotpedia

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THOMAS TREMLETT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH T. ADAMS

Term: 1851
Important Dates
Argued: April 16, 1852
Decided: April 28, 1852
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

THOMAS TREMLETT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH T. ADAMS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1852. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 1852.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Debtor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 54 U.S. 295
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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