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UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. IDEAL CEMENT CO. et al. (1962)

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UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. IDEAL CEMENT CO. et al.
Term: 1961
Important Dates
Argued: December 13, 1961
Decided: March 19, 1962
Outcome
Vacated
Vote
6-2
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterPotter StewartEarl Warren
Dissenting
William DouglasJohn Harlan II

UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. IDEAL CEMENT CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 19, 1962. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1961.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
  • Petitioner: Pipe line company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 369 U.S. 134
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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