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CZAPLICKI v. THE HOEGH SILVERCLOUD et al. (1956)
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| CZAPLICKI v. THE HOEGH SILVERCLOUD et al. |
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| Term: 1955 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 24, 1956 |
| Decided: June 11, 1956 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Earl Warren |
| Concurring |
| Felix Frankfurter |
CZAPLICKI v. THE HOEGH SILVERCLOUD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1956. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1956.
In a 9-0 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 - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 351 U.S. 525
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II
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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