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CALLANAN ROAD IMPROVEMENT CO. v. UNITED STATES ET AL. (1953)

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CALLANAN ROAD IMPROVEMENT CO. v. UNITED STATES ET AL.
Term: 1952
Important Dates
Argued: April 8, 1953
Decided: May 4, 1953
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Concurring
Hugo Black
Dissenting
William Douglas

CALLANAN ROAD IMPROVEMENT CO. v. UNITED STATES ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 4, 1953. The case was argued before the court on April 8, 1953.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 345 U.S. 507
  • 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: Sherman Minton

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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