SCHEUER, ADMINISTRATRIX v. RHODES, GOVERNOR OF OHIO, et al. (1974)

SCHEUER, ADMINISTRATRIX v. RHODES, GOVERNOR OF OHIO, et al.
	Term: 1973
Important Dates
	Argued: December 4, 1973
	Decided: April 17, 1974
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

SCHEUER, ADMINISTRATRIX v. RHODES, GOVERNOR OF OHIO, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1974. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1973.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Ohio
Citation: 416 U.S. 232
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

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.