UNITED STATES ex rel. MARCUS et al. v. HESS et al. (1943) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED STATES ex rel. MARCUS et al. v. HESS et al.

Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: December 10, 1942
Decided: January 18, 1943
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-1
Majority
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
Felix Frankfurter
Dissenting
Robert Jackson

UNITED STATES ex rel. MARCUS et al. v. HESS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1943. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1942.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.

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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: Witness, or person under subpoena
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Government contractor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 317 U.S. 537
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

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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