Western Pacific Railroad Corp. v. Western Pacific Railroad Co.
345 U.S. 247 · Decided April 6, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Western Pacific Railroad Corp. v. Western Pacific Railroad Co. was decided on April 6, 1953 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson 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
- 345 U.S. 247 · 73 S. Ct. 656 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 986 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2607
- Docket number
- 150
- Decided
- April 6, 1953
- Argued
- December 15, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson 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
- Fred M. Vinson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jurisdiction of federal courts of appeals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 46
- 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 | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al. v. Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-070, docket 1952-070-01.
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