HASTINGS et al. v. SELBY OIL & GAS CO. et al. (1943)

HASTINGS et al. v. SELBY OIL & GAS CO. et al.
	Term: 1942
Important Dates
	Argued: February 9, 1943
	Decided: May 24, 1943
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	Felix Frankfurter • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

HASTINGS et al. v. SELBY OIL & GAS CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1943. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1943.

In a 5-4 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 Texas Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 319 U.S. 348
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 conservative.