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UNITED STATES v. CENTRAL EUREKA MINING CO. et al. (1958)
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| UNITED STATES v. CENTRAL EUREKA MINING CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1957 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 7, 1958 |
| Decided: June 16, 1958 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker |
| Dissenting |
| Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II |
UNITED STATES v. CENTRAL EUREKA MINING CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 1958. The case was argued before the court on January 7, 1958.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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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: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 357 U.S. 155
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- 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.
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