SMITH, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR, v. SPERLING et al. (1957) - Ballotpedia

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SMITH, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR, v. SPERLING et al.

Term: 1956
Important Dates
Argued: March 27, 1957
Decided: June 10, 1957
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren
Dissenting
Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker

SMITH, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR, v. SPERLING et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1957. The case was argued before the court on March 27, 1957.

In a 5-4 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 California Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: miscellaneous
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 354 U.S. 91
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: William Douglas

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.

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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