VILLA et al. v. VAN SCHAICK, SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE OF NEW YORK (1936)

VILLA et al. v. VAN SCHAICK, SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE OF NEW YORK
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: October 23, 1936
	Decided: December 7, 1936
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

VILLA et al. v. VAN SCHAICK, SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE OF NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1936. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1936.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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 State Supreme Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 299 U.S. 152
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.