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UNITED STATES v. KELLY ET AL. (1952)

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UNITED STATES v. KELLY ET AL.
Term: 1951
Important Dates
Argued: November 30, 1951
Decided: January 2, 1952
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonSherman Minton
Dissenting
Hugo BlackStanley ReedFrederick Vinson

UNITED STATES v. KELLY ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 2, 1952. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 1951.

In a 6-3 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 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 342 U.S. 193
  • 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: Sherman Minton

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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