Magenau v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.
360 U.S. 273 · Decided June 15, 1959 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Magenau v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc. was decided on June 15, 1959 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jury trial right” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 360 U.S. 273 · 79 S. Ct. 1184 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 1224 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 812
- Docket number
- 439
- Decided
- June 15, 1959
- Argued
- May 18, 1959
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jury trial right
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent |
Full case caption
Magenau, Administrator, v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1958-112, docket 1958-112-01.
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