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UNITED STATES v. WAYNE PUMP CO. et al. (1942)

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UNITED STATES v. WAYNE PUMP CO. et al.
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: November 16, 1942
Decided: December 7, 1942
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
4-3
Majority
Felix FrankfurterStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFrank Murphy

UNITED STATES v. WAYNE PUMP CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1942. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1942.

In a 4-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Stone Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 317 U.S. 200
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stanley Reed

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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