Adkins v. E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc. United States
335 U.S. 331 · Decided November 22, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Adkins v. E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc. United States was decided on November 22, 1948 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indigents, costs or filing fees” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 335 U.S. 331 · 69 S. Ct. 85 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 43 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2741
- Docket number
- 1M
- Decided
- November 22, 1948
- Argued
- October 18, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indigents, costs or filing fees
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Adkins, Administratrix, v. E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc. United States, Intervenor
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-006, docket 1948-006-01.
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