Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland
346 U.S. 379 · Decided November 30, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland was decided on November 30, 1953 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Venue” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 379 · 74 S. Ct. 145 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 106 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2674
- Docket number
- 16
- Decided
- November 30, 1953
- Argued
- October 12, 1953
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Venue
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1406
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Holland, Chief Judge, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-011, docket 1953-011-01.
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