SAFEWAY STORES, INC., v. VANCE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY (1958) - Ballotpedia

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SAFEWAY STORES, INC., v. VANCE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY

Term: 1957
Important Dates
Argued: November 21, 1957
Decided: January 20, 1958
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren

SAFEWAY STORES, INC., v. VANCE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 1958. The case was argued before the court on November 21, 1957.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Mexico U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
Petitioner: Retail business or outlet
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Retail business or outlet
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 355 U.S. 389
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: John Harlan II

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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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