REALTY ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. MONTGOMERY (1932)

REALTY ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. MONTGOMERY
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: January 12, 1932
	Decided: February 15, 1932
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

REALTY ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. MONTGOMERY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 15, 1932. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1932.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Delaware U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: 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.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 284 U.S. 547
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: Owen Josephus Roberts

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 conservative.