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M. KRAUS & BROS., INC. v. UNITED STATES (1946)

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M. KRAUS & BROS., INC. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1945
Important Dates
Argued: December 14, 1945
Decided: March 25, 1946
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
Frank MurphyHarlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
William DouglasFelix FrankfurterWiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonStanley Reed

M. KRAUS & BROS., INC. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1946. The case was argued before the court on December 14, 1945.

In a 5-3 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: Wholesale trade
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 327 U.S. 614
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Frank Murphy

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.

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