UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. TENCH RINGGOLD (1834)

UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. TENCH RINGGOLD
	Term: 1834
Important Dates
	Argued: February 22, 1834
	Decided: March 1, 1834
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. TENCH RINGGOLD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1834. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 1834.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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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: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: District of Columbia
Citation: 33 U.S. 150
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: John Marshall
Who wrote the majority opinion: Smith Thompson

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 conservative.