BRADFORD ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., INC. v. CLAPPER, ADMINISTRATRIX (1932)

BRADFORD ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., INC. v. CLAPPER, ADMINISTRATRIX
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: February 15, 1932
	Decided: May 16, 1932
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter
Concurring
	Harlan Fiske Stone

BRADFORD ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., INC. v. CLAPPER, ADMINISTRATRIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1932. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1932.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Hampshire 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: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 286 U.S. 145
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 conservative.