National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc.
337 U.S. 582 · Decided June 20, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc. was decided on June 20, 1949 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote the opinion announcing the judgment 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
- 337 U.S. 582 · 69 S. Ct. 1173 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 1556 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2924
- Docket number
- 29
- Decided
- June 20, 1949
- Argued
- November 8, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Robert H. Jackson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 17 (governance of the District of Columbia and lands purchased from the states)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-103, docket 1948-103-01.
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