MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. v. FORRESTAL (1945) - Ballotpedia

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MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. v. FORRESTAL

Term: 1945
Important Dates
Argued: November 9, 1945
Decided: December 10, 1945
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
Stanley Reed

MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. v. FORRESTAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1945. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1945.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Government contractor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Secretary or administrative unit of the U.S. Navy
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 326 U.S. 371
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
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

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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