HARRIS TRUCK LINES, INC., v. CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC. (1962)

HARRIS TRUCK LINES, INC., v. CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC.
	Term: 1962
Important Dates
	Decided: December 17, 1962
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	John Harlan II

HARRIS TRUCK LINES, INC., v. CHERRY MEAT PACKERS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 17, 1962.

In an 8-1 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Trucking company, or motor carrier
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 371 U.S. 215
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
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.