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DEFENSE SUPPLIES CORP. ET AL. v. LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE CO. ET AL. (1949)

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DEFENSE SUPPLIES CORP. ET AL. v. LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE CO. ET AL.
Term: 1948
Important Dates
Argued: February 3, 1949
Decided: April 18, 1949
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley RutledgeFrederick Vinson

DEFENSE SUPPLIES CORP. ET AL. v. LAWRENCE WAREHOUSE CO. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1949. The case was argued before the court on February 3, 1949.

In a 9-0 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 California Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, 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: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Reconstruction Finance Corp.
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 336 U.S. 631
  • 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: Frank Murphy

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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