Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn
346 U.S. 406 · Decided December 7, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn was decided on December 7, 1953 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Election of remedies” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 406 · 74 S. Ct. 202 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 143 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2543
- Docket number
- 13
- Decided
- December 7, 1953
- Argued
- October 12, 1953
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Election of remedies
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-014, docket 1953-014-01.
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