Greiner Civil Procedure Version 02

Resource 18 . 7

4 minutes

Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.

Jim Greiner

This case established what is called the "collateral order doctrine," also known as the "Cohen" exception to the final decision rule in the federal system.

Supreme Court of the United States

337 U.S. 541, 93 L. Ed. 2d 1528, 69 S. Ct. 1221, SCDB 1948-101, 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2149

NO. 442

1949-06-20

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