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HANSON, EXECUTRIX, et al. v. DENCKLA et al. (1958)
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| HANSON, EXECUTRIX, et al. v. DENCKLA et al. |
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| Term: 1957 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 10, 1958 |
| Decided: June 23, 1958 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Harold Burton • William Douglas |
HANSON, EXECUTRIX, et al. v. DENCKLA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1958. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1958.
In a 5-4 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 Florida State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: jurisdiction (jurisdiction over non-resident litigants)
- Petitioner: Out of state noncriminal defendant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 357 U.S. 235
- 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: Earl Warren
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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