Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert
348 U.S. 48 · Decided December 6, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert was decided on December 6, 1954 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous judicial power and diversity jurisdiction” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 48 · 75 S. Ct. 151 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 59 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 1387
- Docket number
- 11
- Decided
- December 6, 1954
- Argued
- October 14, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Earl Warren
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1332
- 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 | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-007, docket 1954-007-01.
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