UNITED STATES v. SHOEMAKER (1869)

UNITED STATES v. SHOEMAKER
	Term: 1868
Important Dates
	Argued: January 15, 1869
	Decided: January 25, 1869
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne

UNITED STATES v. SHOEMAKER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 1869. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1869.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Michigan.

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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: Michigan
Citation: 74 U.S. 338
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: Salmon Portland Chase
Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Nelson

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.