Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Redwine
342 U.S. 299 · Decided January 28, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Redwine was decided on January 28, 1952 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 342 U.S. 299 · 72 S. Ct. 321 · 96 L. Ed. 2d 335 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2483
- Docket number
- 1
- Decided
- January 28, 1952
- Argued
- February 13, 1950
- Reargued
- November 26, 1951
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Fred M. Vinson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1341
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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 | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Redwine, State Revenue Commissioner
SCDB identifiers: case 1951-032, docket 1951-032-01.
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