W. A. MARSHALL & COMPANY, INCORPORATED, v. S. S. PRESIDENT ARTHUR (1929)
W. A. MARSHALL & COMPANY, INCORPORATED, v. S. S. PRESIDENT ARTHUR |
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Term: 1928 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 27, 1929 |
Decided: May 20, 1929 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
W. A. MARSHALL & COMPANY, INCORPORATED, v. S. S. PRESIDENT ARTHUR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1929. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1929.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
- Petitioner: Seller or vendor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 279 U.S. 564
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Terry Sanford
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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
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- History of the Supreme Court
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