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TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING CO. v. UNITED STATES (1951)

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TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING CO. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1950 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 24, 1951 |
Decided: June 4, 1951 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Sherman Minton |
Concurring |
Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson |
Dissenting |
Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson |
TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING CO. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1951. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1951.
In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Ohio Northern 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
- Petitioner: Manufacturer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 341 U.S. 593
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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