UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD MERCHANT FLEET CORP. et al. v. RHODES (1936)

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD MERCHANT FLEET CORP. et al. v. RHODES
	Term: 1935
Important Dates
	Argued: February 14, 1936
	Decided: March 2, 1936
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD MERCHANT FLEET CORP. et al. v. RHODES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1936. The case was argued before the court on February 14, 1936.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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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: U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 297 U.S. 383
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.