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GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. UNITED STATES (1932)

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GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: April 14, 1932
Decided: May 2, 1932
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 2, 1932. The case was argued before the court on April 14, 1932.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District 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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • 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: 286 U.S. 49
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • 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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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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