METROPOLITAN CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. v. BROWNELL, RECEIVER (1935)

METROPOLITAN CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. v. BROWNELL, RECEIVER
	Term: 1934
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 1934
	Decided: March 18, 1935
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

METROPOLITAN CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. v. BROWNELL, RECEIVER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 18, 1935. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1934.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 294 U.S. 580
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: 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 liberal.