St. Joe Paper Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
347 U.S. 298 · Decided April 5, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
St. Joe Paper Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. was decided on April 5, 1954 by a vote of 4–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Bankruptcy” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 298 · 74 S. Ct. 574 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 710 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2627
- Docket number
- 24
- Decided
- April 5, 1954
- Argued
- October 15, 1953
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 4–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Bankruptcy
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: Hugo L. Black, Tom C. Clark.
Full case caption
St. Joe Paper Co. et al. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-056, docket 1953-056-01.
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