UNITED STATES v. DURKEE FAMOUS FOODS, INC. (1939) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED STATES v. DURKEE FAMOUS FOODS, INC.

Term: 1938
Important Dates
Argued: January 10, 1939
Decided: January 30, 1939
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

UNITED STATES v. DURKEE FAMOUS FOODS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 30, 1939. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1939.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Business, corporation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 306 U.S. 68
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: James Clark McReynolds

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.

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External links

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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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