TIMOTHY FANNING, APPELLANT, v. CHARLES GREGOIRE AND CHARLES BOGG (1854)

TIMOTHY FANNING, APPELLANT, v. CHARLES GREGOIRE AND CHARLES BOGG
	Term: 1853
Important Dates
	Argued: May 8, 1854
	Decided: May 26, 1854
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
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

TIMOTHY FANNING, APPELLANT, v. CHARLES GREGOIRE AND CHARLES BOGG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1854. The case was argued before the court on May 8, 1854.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Iowa U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 57 U.S. 524
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: John McLean

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.