WILKERSON v. McCARTHY ET AL., TRUSTEES (1949)

WILKERSON v. McCARTHY ET AL., TRUSTEES
	Term: 1948
Important Dates
	Argued: December 6, 1948
	Decided: January 31, 1949
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • Stanley Reed
Concurring
	Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	Robert Jackson • Frederick Vinson

WILKERSON v. McCARTHY ET AL., TRUSTEES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 31, 1949. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1948.

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 Utah State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Sufficiency of evidence: typically in the context of a jury's determination of compensation for injury or death
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 336 U.S. 53
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: 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 liberal.