HARDWARE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. v. GLIDDEN CO. et al. (1931)

HARDWARE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. v. GLIDDEN CO. et al.
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: October 16, 1931
	Decided: November 23, 1931
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

HARDWARE DEALERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. v. GLIDDEN CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 23, 1931. The case was argued before the court on October 16, 1931.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Arbitration (other than as pertains to labor-management or employer-employee relations (cf. union arbitration)
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 284 U.S. 151
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.