RUSSELL et al., CO-PARTNERS, v. TODD et al., CO-PARTNER (1940)

RUSSELL et al., CO-PARTNERS, v. TODD et al., CO-PARTNER
	Term: 1939
Important Dates
	Argued: January 12, 1940
	Decided: February 26, 1940
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Owen Josephus Roberts

RUSSELL et al., CO-PARTNERS, v. TODD et al., CO-PARTNER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1940. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1940.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Shareholders to whom a tender offer is made
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 309 U.S. 280
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.