KAISER STEEL CORP. v. W. S. RANCH CO. (1968) - Ballotpedia

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KAISER STEEL CORP. v. W. S. RANCH CO.

Term: 1967
Important Dates
Decided: June 3, 1968
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

KAISER STEEL CORP. v. W. S. RANCH CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 3, 1968.

In a 9-0 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 New Mexico U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Coal company or coal mine operator
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 391 U.S. 593
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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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