Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger
348 U.S. 176 · Decided January 10, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger was decided on January 10, 1955 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Review of nonfinal orders” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 176 · 75 S. Ct. 249 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 233 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1464
- Docket number
- 31
- Decided
- January 10, 1955
- Argued
- November 9, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Review of nonfinal orders
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 9 U.S.C. § 3
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-020, docket 1954-020-01.
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