Doud v. Hodge
350 U.S. 485 · Decided March 26, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Doud v. Hodge was decided on March 26, 1956 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 485 · 76 S. Ct. 491 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 577 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1202
- Docket number
- 129
- Decided
- March 26, 1956
- Argued
- February 29, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1331
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- 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 Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Doud et Al., Doing Business as Bondified Systems, et al. v. Hodge, Auditor of Public Accounts of Illinois, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-045, docket 1955-045-01.
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