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STONER v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. (1940)

| STONER v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. |
|---|
| Term: 1940 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 13, 1940 |
| Decided: December 23, 1940 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
STONER v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 23, 1940. The case was argued before the court on November 13, 1940.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Western U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 311 U.S. 464
- 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: Frank Murphy
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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