YOUNG v. HIGBEE COMPANY et al. (1945)

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YOUNG v. HIGBEE COMPANY et al.
Term: 1944
Important Dates
Argued: February 1, 1945
Decided: February 26, 1945
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley Rutledge
Concurring
Robert JacksonHarlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
Owen Josephus Roberts

YOUNG v. HIGBEE COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1945. The case was argued before the court on February 1, 1945.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 324 U.S. 204
  • 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: Hugo Black

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.

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