VEIX v. SIXTH WARD BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWARK (1940)

VEIX v. SIXTH WARD BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWARK
	Term: 1939
Important Dates
	Argued: March 6, 1940
	Decided: April 22, 1940
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
	James Clark McReynolds

VEIX v. SIXTH WARD BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEWARK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 1940. The case was argued before the court on March 6, 1940.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 310 U.S. 32
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: Stanley Reed

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.