United States v. California Eastern Line, Inc.
348 U.S. 351 · Decided March 7, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. California Eastern Line, Inc. was decided on March 7, 1955 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 351 · 75 S. Ct. 419 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 383 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1391
- Docket number
- 263
- Decided
- March 7, 1955
- Argued
- February 10, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 26 U.S.C. § 1141
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
United States et al. v. California Eastern Line, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-034, docket 1954-034-01.
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