Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Wolfe
331 U.S. 586 · Decided June 9, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Wolfe was decided on June 9, 1947 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous interstate conflict” in the Interstate Relations area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 331 U.S. 586 · 67 S. Ct. 1355 · 91 L. Ed. 1687 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2161
- Docket number
- 32
- Decided
- June 9, 1947
- Argued
- February 28, 1946
- Reargued
- November 12, 1946
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous interstate conflict
- Issue area
- Interstate Relations
- Legal provision
- Article IV, Section 1 (full faith and credit clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable 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 | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Wolfe
SCDB identifiers: case 1946-115, docket 1946-115-01.
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Cases on the same legal provision: Article IV, Section 1 (full faith and credit clause)
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
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- First National Bank of Chicago v. United Air Lines, Inc.Law held unconstitutional
- Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co.
- May v. Anderson
- Carroll v. LanzaAltered precedent
Same Term, same area (Interstate Relations)
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