Bowman Dairy Co. v. United States

341 U.S. 214 · Decided April 30, 1951 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Bowman Dairy Co. v. United States was decided on April 30, 1951 by a vote of 7–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Discovery and inspection in criminal cases” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Tom C. Clark.

Full case caption

Bowman Dairy Co. et al. v. United States et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1950-069, docket 1950-069-01.

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