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ABRAMS et al. v. VAN SCHAICK, SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE, et al. (1934)

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ABRAMS et al. v. VAN SCHAICK, SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE, et al.
Term: 1934
Important Dates
Argued: November 12, 1934
Decided: November 19, 1934
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

ABRAMS et al. v. VAN SCHAICK, SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 19, 1934. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1934.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of a substantial or properly presented federal question, or a nonsuit
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 293 U.S. 188
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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