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UNITED STATES v. PEWEE COAL CO., INC. (1951)
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| UNITED STATES v. PEWEE COAL CO., INC. |
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| Term: 1950 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 2, 1951 |
| Decided: April 30, 1951 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Judgment of the court |
| Hugo Black |
| Majority |
| William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson |
| Concurring |
| Stanley Reed |
| Dissenting |
| Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Sherman Minton • Frederick Vinson |
UNITED STATES v. PEWEE COAL CO., INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1951. The case was argued before the court on January 2, 1951.
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.
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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: Coal company or coal mine operator
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 341 U.S. 114
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black
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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