UNITED STATES v. ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP CO. (1959)

UNITED STATES v. ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP CO.
	Term: 1958
Important Dates
	Argued: February 25, 1959
	Decided: April 27, 1959
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker

UNITED STATES v. ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 27, 1959. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1959.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern 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: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 359 U.S. 314
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: Earl Warren

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.