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ALMOTA FARMERS ELEVATOR & WAREHOUSE CO. v. UNITED STATES (1973)

| ALMOTA FARMERS ELEVATOR & WAREHOUSE CO. v. UNITED STATES |
|---|
| Term: 1972 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 18, 1972 |
| Decided: January 16, 1973 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart |
| Concurring |
| Lewis Powell |
| Dissenting |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
ALMOTA FARMERS ELEVATOR & WAREHOUSE CO. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 16, 1973. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1972.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 409 U.S. 470
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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