Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Wood, U.S. District Judge
369 U.S. 469 · Decided April 30, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Wood, U.S. District Judge was decided on April 30, 1962 unanimously (7–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jury trial right” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 369 U.S. 469 · 82 S. Ct. 894 · 8 L. Ed. 2d 44 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2307
- Docket number
- 244
- Decided
- April 30, 1962
- Argued
- February 19, 1962
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jury trial right
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
Did not participate: Felix Frankfurter, Byron R. White.
Full case caption
Dairy Queen, Inc., v. Wood, U.S. District Judge, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-060, docket 1961-060-01.
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