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LUMBERMEN'S MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. v. ELBERT (1954)

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LUMBERMEN'S MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. v. ELBERT
Term: 1954
Important Dates
Argued: October 14, 1954
Decided: December 6, 1954
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonTom ClarkWilliam DouglasSherman MintonStanley ReedEarl Warren
Concurring
Felix Frankfurter

LUMBERMEN'S MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. v. ELBERT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1954. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1954.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 348 U.S. 48
  • 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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