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ALBRECHT ET AL. v. UNITED STATES (1947)

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ALBRECHT ET AL. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1946
Important Dates
Argued: January 8, 1947
Decided: February 3, 1947
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyWiley RutledgeFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
William DouglasStanley Reed

ALBRECHT ET AL. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 3, 1947. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1947.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 329 U.S. 599
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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 liberal.

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