Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Co. v. Amarillo-Borger Express, Inc.
352 U.S. 1028 · Decided March 11, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Co. v. Amarillo-Borger Express, Inc. was decided on March 11, 1957 by a vote of 6–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Mootness” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 352 U.S. 1028 · 77 S. Ct. 594 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 598 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1208
- Docket number
- 125
- Decided
- March 11, 1957
- Argued
- December 4, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Mootness
- 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 Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority |
Full case caption
Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Co. et al. v. Amarillo-Borger Express, Inc., et Al
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-056, docket 1956-056-01.
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