Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cushing
347 U.S. 409 · Decided April 12, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cushing was decided on April 12, 1954 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability, miscellaneous” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 409 · 74 S. Ct. 608 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 806 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2615
- Docket number
- 11
- Decided
- April 12, 1954
- Argued
- April 27, 1953
- Reargued
- November 10, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Liability, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 46 U.S.C. § 183
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent |
Full case caption
Maryland Casualty Co. et al. v. Cushing et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-065, docket 1953-065-01.
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