UNITED STATES v. STANDARD RICE CO., INC. (1944)

UNITED STATES v. STANDARD RICE CO., INC.
	Term: 1944
Important Dates
	Argued: November 16, 1944
	Decided: December 4, 1944
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Hugo Black

UNITED STATES v. STANDARD RICE CO., INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 1944. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1944.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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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: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 323 U.S. 106
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: William Douglas

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.