California ex Rel. Brown v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.
348 U.S. 932 · Decided February 7, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
California ex Rel. Brown v. St. Louis Union Trust Co. was decided on February 7, 1955 unanimously (8–0). SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “No merits, writ improvidently granted” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 932 · 75 S. Ct. 354 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 731 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1187
- Docket number
- 32
- Decided
- February 7, 1955
- Argued
- January 31, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- No merits, writ improvidently granted
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Writ improvidently granted
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
California ex Rel. Brown, Attorney General, et al. v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-054, docket 1954-054-01.
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