SMYTH, EXECUTOR v. UNITED STATES (1937)

SMYTH, EXECUTOR v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1937
Important Dates
	Argued: November 18, 1937
	Decided: December 13, 1937
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland
Concurring
	Hugo Black • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	James Clark McReynolds

SMYTH, EXECUTOR v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 13, 1937. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1937.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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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: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 302 U.S. 329
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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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.