Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp.

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.

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	383 U.S. 363 (more) 86 S. Ct. 854; 15 L. Ed. 2d 807; 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2989
Case history
Prior	342 F.2d 596 (7th Cir. 1965)
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.

External links

• Text of Surowitz v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 383 U.S. 363 (1966) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)