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ALPHA STEAMSHIP CORPORATION et al. v. CAIN (1930)

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ALPHA STEAMSHIP CORPORATION et al. v. CAIN
Term: 1929
Important Dates
Argued: April 29, 1930
Decided: May 26, 1930
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

ALPHA STEAMSHIP CORPORATION et al. v. CAIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1930. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1930.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 281 U.S. 642
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler

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.

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