Armstrong v. Armstrong
350 U.S. 568 · Decided April 9, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Armstrong v. Armstrong was decided on April 9, 1956 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous interstate conflict” in the Interstate Relations area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 568 · 76 S. Ct. 629 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 705 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1138
- Docket number
- 38
- Decided
- April 9, 1956
- Argued
- November 15, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous interstate conflict
- Issue area
- Interstate Relations
- Legal provision
- Article IV, Section 1 (full faith and credit clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Special concurrence | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Armstrong v. Armstrong et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-056, docket 1955-056-01.
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