MATY, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO. (1938)

MATY, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO.
	Term: 1937
Important Dates
	Argued: February 3, 1938
	Decided: February 14, 1938
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

MATY, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. GRASSELLI CHEMICAL CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 14, 1938. The case was argued before the court on February 3, 1938.

In an 8-0 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 Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 303 U.S. 197
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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: 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 liberal.