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NEIRBO CO. et al. v. BETHLEHEM SHIPBUILDING CORP., LTD. (1939)
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| NEIRBO CO. et al. v. BETHLEHEM SHIPBUILDING CORP., LTD. |
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| Term: 1939 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 17, 1939 |
| Decided: November 22, 1939 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Stanley Reed • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Dissenting |
| Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts |
NEIRBO CO. et al. v. BETHLEHEM SHIPBUILDING CORP., LTD. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 22, 1939. The case was argued before the court on October 17, 1939.
In a 5-3 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: Judicial Power - Venue
- Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: foreign (non-American) nongovernmental entity
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 308 U.S. 165
- 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: Felix Frankfurter
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.
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