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PERKINS v. BENGUET CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. ET AL. (1952)

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PERKINS v. BENGUET CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. ET AL.
Term: 1951
Important Dates
Argued: November 27, 1951
Decided: March 3, 1952
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonStanley Reed
Concurring
Hugo Black
Dissenting
Sherman MintonFrederick Vinson

PERKINS v. BENGUET CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1952. The case was argued before the court on November 27, 1951.

In a 7-2 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. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: jurisdiction (jurisdiction over non-resident litigants)
  • Petitioner: Nonresident
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Out of state noncriminal defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 342 U.S. 437
  • 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: Harold Burton

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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