Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc. v. Courtney
368 U.S. 502 · Decided February 19, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc. v. Courtney was decided on February 19, 1962 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 368 U.S. 502 · 82 S. Ct. 519 · 7 L. Ed. 2d 483 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2144
- Docket number
- 33
- Decided
- February 19, 1962
- Argued
- November 7, 1961
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc., v. Courtney et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-036, docket 1961-036-01.
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