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PEARLMAN, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. (1962)
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| PEARLMAN, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. |
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| Term: 1962 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 9, 1962 |
| Decided: December 3, 1962 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren |
| Concurring |
| William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas |
| Dissenting |
| Byron White |
PEARLMAN, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3, 1962. The case was argued before the court on October 9, 1962.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
- Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Government contractor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 371 U.S. 132
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- 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.
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