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UNITED STATES v. GERLACH LIVE STOCK CO. (1950)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. GERLACH LIVE STOCK CO.
Term: 1949
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 1949
Decided: June 5, 1950
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Concurring
Hugo BlackWilliam Douglas

UNITED STATES v. GERLACH LIVE STOCK CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 1950. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1949.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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.

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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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 339 U.S. 725
  • 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: Robert Jackson

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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