J. ARON & COMPANY, INC., v. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. (1959) - Ballotpedia

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J. ARON & COMPANY, INC., v. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING COMPANY, INC.

Term: 1959
Important Dates
Decided: November 23, 1959
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker

J. ARON & COMPANY, INC., v. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 23, 1959.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
Petitioner: Shipper, including importer and exporter
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 361 U.S. 115
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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