Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Haworth

Citation

300 U.S. 227 (1937)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

A declaratory judgment action satisfies the case-or-controversy requirement if the dispute is definite and concrete, touching the legal relations of parties having adverse legal interests.

Significance

Upheld the constitutionality of the Declaratory Judgment Act and defined the Article III case-or-controversy standard for declaratory relief.

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