Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
360 U.S. 25 · Decided June 8, 1959 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux was decided on June 8, 1959 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter 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
- 360 U.S. 25 · 79 S. Ct. 1070 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 1058 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 851
- Docket number
- 398
- Decided
- June 8, 1959
- Argued
- April 2, 1959
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
SCDB identifiers: case 1958-098, docket 1958-098-01.
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