Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.

UNITED STATES v. CARMACK (1946)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. CARMACK
Term: 1946
Important Dates
Argued: October 18, 1946
Decided: December 9, 1946
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackHarold BurtonFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley RutledgeFrederick Vinson
Concurring
William Douglas

UNITED STATES v. CARMACK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1946. The case was argued before the court on October 18, 1946.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

[1]

About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 329 U.S. 230
  • 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: Harold Burton

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

External links

Footnotes