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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.
Term: 1956
Important Dates
Argued: January 23, 1957
Decided: April 22, 1957
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
William BrennanHarold BurtonTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterJohn Harlan II
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasEarl 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.

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