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AIRCRAFT & DIESEL EQUIPMENT CORP. v. HIRSCH ET AL. (1947)

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AIRCRAFT & DIESEL EQUIPMENT CORP. v. HIRSCH ET AL.
Term: 1946
Important Dates
Argued: January 15, 1947
Decided: June 16, 1947
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonFelix FrankfurterFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley RutledgeFrederick Vinson
Concurring
Robert Jackson
Dissenting
William Douglas

AIRCRAFT & DIESEL EQUIPMENT CORP. v. HIRSCH ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 1947. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1947.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District of Columbia District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity: military
  • Petitioner: Government contractor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Defense (and Department or Secretary of War)
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 331 U.S. 752
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Wiley Rutledge

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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