United States v. Lindsay
346 U.S. 568 · Decided January 18, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Lindsay was decided on January 18, 1954 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 568 · 74 S. Ct. 287 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 300 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2503
- Docket number
- 94
- Decided
- January 18, 1954
- Argued
- December 1, 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental liability
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 15 U.S.C. § 714
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. Lindsay et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-025, docket 1953-025-01.
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