Callanan Road Improvement Co. v. United States
345 U.S. 507 · Decided May 4, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Callanan Road Improvement Co. v. United States was decided on May 4, 1953 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Collateral estoppel or res judicata” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 345 U.S. 507 · 73 S. Ct. 803 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 1206 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2550
- Docket number
- 488
- Decided
- May 4, 1953
- Argued
- April 8, 1953
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Collateral estoppel or res judicata
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Estoppel
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Callanan Road Improvement Co. v. United States et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-087, docket 1952-087-01.
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