United States v. Fruehauf
365 U.S. 146 · Decided February 20, 1961 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
United States v. Fruehauf was decided on February 20, 1961 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 365 U.S. 146 · 81 S. Ct. 547 · 5 L. Ed. 2d 476 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2037
- Docket number
- 91
- Decided
- February 20, 1961
- Argued
- January 11, 1961
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
United States v. Fruehauf et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1960-039, docket 1960-039-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals”
- McGann v. United States
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co., Inc.
- Jaffke v. Dunham
- International Union v. Scofield
- In re Application of Burwell
- National Labor Relations Board v. Warren Company, Inc.
Same Term, same area (Judicial Power)
- Kimbrough v. United States
- Schnell v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc.
- Bullock v. South Carolina
- Newsom v. Smyth
- Verret v. Oil Transport Co., Inc.
- Atchley v. California.
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error