WEST VIRGINIA EX REL. DYER ET AL. v. SIMS, STATE AUDITOR (1951)

WEST VIRGINIA EX REL. DYER ET AL. v. SIMS, STATE AUDITOR
	Term: 1950
Important Dates
	Argued: December 5, 1950
	Decided: April 9, 1951
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Sherman Minton • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
	Hugo Black • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed

WEST VIRGINIA EX REL. DYER ET AL. v. SIMS, STATE AUDITOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 9, 1951. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1950.

In a 9-0 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 West Virginia State Supreme Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Interstate Relations - Miscellaneous interstate relations conflict
Petitioner: Interstate compact
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: West Virginia
Citation: 341 U.S. 22
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: Felix Frankfurter

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