Howard v. Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Louisville
344 U.S. 624 · Decided February 9, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Howard v. Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Louisville was decided on February 9, 1953 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 344 U.S. 624 · 73 S. Ct. 465 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 617 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2396
- Docket number
- 295
- Decided
- February 9, 1953
- Argued
- January 12, 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
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 4 U.S.C. § 105
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| 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
Howard et al. v. Commissioners of the Sinking Fund of the City of Louisville et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-049, docket 1952-049-01.
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