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UNITED STATES v. WILLOW RIVER POWER CO. (1945)
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| UNITED STATES v. WILLOW RIVER POWER CO. |
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| Term: 1944 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 8, 1945 |
| Decided: March 26, 1945 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Concurring |
| Stanley Reed |
| Dissenting |
| Owen Josephus Roberts |
UNITED STATES v. WILLOW RIVER POWER CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 26, 1945. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1945.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 324 U.S. 499
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- 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: Robert Jackson
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.
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