ALTON v. ALTON (1954)
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| ALTON v. ALTON |
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| Term: 1953 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 7, 1954 |
| Decided: June 1, 1954 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated |
| Vote |
| 6-1 |
| Majority |
| Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Earl Warren |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black |
ALTON v. ALTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1954. The case was argued before the court on April 7, 1954.
In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virgin Islands U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
- Petitioner: Wife, or ex-wife
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Husband, or ex-husband
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 347 U.S. 610
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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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