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AMERICAN SURETY CO. v. BALDWIN et al. (1932)

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AMERICAN SURETY CO. v. BALDWIN et al.
Term: 1932
Important Dates
Argued: October 13, 1932
Decided: November 14, 1932
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

AMERICAN SURETY CO. v. BALDWIN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 14, 1932. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Idaho 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: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 287 U.S. 156
  • 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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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