UNITED STATES et al. v. JOHNSON (1943)
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| UNITED STATES et al. v. JOHNSON |
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| Term: 1942 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: May 11, 1943 |
| Decided: May 24, 1943 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
UNITED STATES et al. v. JOHNSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1943. The case was argued before the court on May 11, 1943.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 319 U.S. 302
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- 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 conservative.
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