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STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY v. UNITED STATES (1950)

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STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1950
Important Dates
Argued: October 13, 1950
Decided: November 27, 1950
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonTom ClarkSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
William DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert Jackson

STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 27, 1950. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1950.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York New York Southern U.S. District 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: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 340 U.S. 54
  • 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: 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.

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