OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LINE v. UNITED STATES (1937)

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LINE v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: January 4, 1937
	Decided: February 1, 1937
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA LINE v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1937. The case was argued before the court on January 4, 1937.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas 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: Water transportation, stevedore
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 300 U.S. 98
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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: George Sutherland

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.