Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.

Supreme Court of the United States

Argued January 20, 1966
Decided March 7, 1966

Full case name

Dora Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corporation et al.

Citations

86 S. Ct. 854; 15 L. Ed. 2d 807

Holding

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure do not require dismissal of cases where the record shows grave fraud charges based on reasonable beliefs growing out of careful investigation.

Court membership

Chief Justice Earl Warren

Associate Justices Hugo Black · William O. Douglas Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan, Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Abe Fortas

Case opinions

Majority

Black, joined by Douglas, Clark, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, and White

Concurrence

Harlan

Fortas and Warren took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 383 U.S. 363 (1966), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure did not require courts to summarily dismiss fraud cases when the complaints were based on a thorough examination.

References

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