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ALLEGHANY CORPORATION et al. v. BRESWICK & CO. et al. (1957)

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ALLEGHANY CORPORATION et al. v. BRESWICK & CO. et al. |
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Term: 1956 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 23, 1957 |
Decided: April 22, 1957 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-3 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
ALLEGHANY CORPORATION et al. v. BRESWICK & CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 1957. The case was argued before the court on January 23, 1957.
In a 5-3 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 New York Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
- Petitioner: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 353 U.S. 151
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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