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BANKERS LIFE & CASUALTY CO. v. HOLLAND, CHIEF JUDGE, et al. (1953)
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| BANKERS LIFE & CASUALTY CO. v. HOLLAND, CHIEF JUDGE, et al. |
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| Term: 1953 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 12, 1953 |
| Decided: November 30, 1953 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Stanley Reed • Earl Warren |
| Concurring |
| William Douglas |
| Dissenting |
| Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton |
BANKERS LIFE & CASUALTY CO. v. HOLLAND, CHIEF JUDGE, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 30, 1953. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1953.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Venue
- Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 346 U.S. 379
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Tom Clark
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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