TIMOTHY L. MACE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JARED WELLS (1848)

TIMOTHY L. MACE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JARED WELLS
	Term: 1849
Important Dates
	Argued: December 5, 1848
	Decided: December 19, 1848
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
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

TIMOTHY L. MACE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JARED WELLS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 19, 1848. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1848.

In a 9-0 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 Vermont State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Person who guarantees another's obligations
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 48 U.S. 272
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: 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.