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GRIMES v. RAYMOND CONCRETE PILE CO. et al. (1958)

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GRIMES v. RAYMOND CONCRETE PILE CO. et al.
Term: 1957
Important Dates
Argued: March 10, 1958
Decided: April 7, 1958
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanHarold BurtonTom ClarkWilliam DouglasEarl Warren
Dissenting
Felix FrankfurterJohn Harlan IICharles Whittaker

GRIMES v. RAYMOND CONCRETE PILE CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1958. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1958.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Sufficiency of evidence: typically in the context of a jury's determination of compensation for injury or death
  • Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 356 U.S. 252
  • 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 liberal.

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