CLYDE-MALLORY LINES v. THE EGLANTINE et al. (1943)

CLYDE-MALLORY LINES v. THE EGLANTINE et al.
	Term: 1942
Important Dates
	Argued: November 20, 1942
	Decided: January 4, 1943
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

CLYDE-MALLORY LINES v. THE EGLANTINE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1943. The case was argued before the court on November 20, 1942.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 317 U.S. 395
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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.