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LIBBY, McNEILL & LIBBY v. UNITED STATES (1950)

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LIBBY, McNEILL & LIBBY v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1950 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 13, 1950 |
Decided: November 27, 1950 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson |
Dissenting |
William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson |
LIBBY, McNEILL & LIBBY v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 27, 1950. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1950.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 340 U.S. 71
- 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: Hugo Black
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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