SUROWITZ v. HILTON HOTELS CORP. et al. (1966)

SUROWITZ v. HILTON HOTELS CORP. et al.
	Term: 1965
Important Dates
	Argued: January 20, 1966
	Decided: March 7, 1966
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	John Harlan II

SUROWITZ v. HILTON HOTELS CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 7, 1966. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1966.

In a 7-0 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 383 U.S. 363
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: Hugo Black

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.