Public Utilities Commission of California v. United Air Lines, Inc.
346 U.S. 402 · Decided November 30, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Public Utilities Commission of California v. United Air Lines, Inc. was decided on November 30, 1953 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 402 · 74 S. Ct. 151 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 140 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2567
- Docket number
- 87
- Decided
- November 30, 1953
- Argued
- November 12, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 2201
- 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Did not participate: Earl Warren.
Full case caption
Public Utilities Commission of California et al. v. United Air Lines, Inc. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-013, docket 1953-013-01.
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