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SNYDER v. BUCK, PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE NAVY

Term: 1950
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1950
Decided: November 13, 1950
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harold Burton • William Douglas • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo Black • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson

SNYDER v. BUCK, PAYMASTER GENERAL OF THE NAVY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 13, 1950. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1950.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District of Columbia District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: Veteran
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Secretary or administrative unit of the U.S. Navy
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 340 U.S. 15
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: William Douglas

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.

See also

External links

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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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