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NATIONAL SURETY CO. et al. v. CORIELL et al. (1933)

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NATIONAL SURETY CO. et al. v. CORIELL et al.
Term: 1932
Important Dates
Argued: December 15, 1932
Decided: May 22, 1933
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

NATIONAL SURETY CO. et al. v. CORIELL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1933. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 289 U.S. 426
  • 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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 unspecifiable.

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