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UNITED STATES v. PENN FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. (1949)

| UNITED STATES v. PENN FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. |
|---|
| Term: 1948 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 7, 1949 |
| Decided: May 31, 1949 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • Frederick Vinson |
| Concurring |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge |
| Dissenting |
| Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed |
UNITED STATES v. PENN FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CO., INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1949. The case was argued before the court on January 7, 1949.
In a 7-2 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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of the Court of Claims
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Government contractor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 337 U.S. 198
- 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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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