Daniel v. Family Security Life Insurance Co.
336 U.S. 220 · Decided February 28, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Daniel v. Family Security Life Insurance Co. was decided on February 28, 1949 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Frank Murphy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “State or local business regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 336 U.S. 220 · 69 S. Ct. 550 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 632 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3011
- Docket number
- 297
- Decided
- February 28, 1949
- Argued
- February 2, 1949
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Frank Murphy
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- State or local business regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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 Frank Murphy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Daniel, Attorney General, et al. v. Family Security Life Insurance Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-041, docket 1948-041-01.
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