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CALMAR STEAMSHIP CORP. v. SCOTT ET AL. (1953)

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CALMAR STEAMSHIP CORP. v. SCOTT ET AL.
Term: 1952
Important Dates
Argued: January 15, 1953
Decided: April 27, 1953
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonStanley Reed
Dissenting
William DouglasSherman MintonFrederick Vinson

CALMAR STEAMSHIP CORP. v. SCOTT ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 27, 1953. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1953.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 345 U.S. 427
  • 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: Felix Frankfurter

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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