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UNITED STATES v. KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO. (1950)

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UNITED STATES v. KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Term: 1949
Important Dates
Argued: October 20, 1948
Decided: June 5, 1950
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasSherman MintonStanley Reed

UNITED STATES v. KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE 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 October 20, 1948.

In a 5-4 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. 799
  • 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 conservative.

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