Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp. v. Hirsch
331 U.S. 752 · Decided June 16, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp. v. Hirsch was decided on June 16, 1947 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Wiley B. Rutledge wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, military” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 331 U.S. 752 · 67 S. Ct. 1493 · 91 L. Ed. 1796 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2858
- Docket number
- 95
- Decided
- June 16, 1947
- Argued
- January 15, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Wiley B. Rutledge
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, military
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp. v. Hirsch et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1946-124, docket 1946-124-01.
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