Kaufman v. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles et Commerciales, S. A.
343 U.S. 156 · Decided April 7, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Kaufman v. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles et Commerciales, S. A. was decided on April 7, 1952 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 343 U.S. 156 · 72 S. Ct. 611 · 96 L. Ed. 2d 853 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2230
- Docket number
- 172
- Decided
- April 7, 1952
- Argued
- January 2, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, takings clause
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent |
Did not participate: Tom C. Clark.
Full case caption
Kaufman et al. v. Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles et Commerciales, S. A., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1951-065, docket 1951-065-01.
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