King v. United States
344 U.S. 254 · Decided December 22, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
King v. United States was decided on December 22, 1952 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Judicial review of agency actions” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 344 U.S. 254 · 73 S. Ct. 259 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 301 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2649
- Docket number
- 9
- Decided
- December 22, 1952
- Argued
- October 15, 1952
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Judicial review of agency actions
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Interstate Commerce Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
King et Al., Constituting the Florida Railroad and Public Utilities Commission, v. United States et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-029, docket 1952-029-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Judicial review of agency actions”
- Federal Power Commission v. Idaho Power Co.
- United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.
- Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc.
- Brannan v. Stark
- Blackmar v. Guerre
- Federal Trade Commission v. Carter Products, Inc.
Cases on the same legal provision: Interstate Commerce Act
- New York v. Nothnagle
- Thompson v. United States
- United States v. Great Northern Railway Co.
- Swift & Company v. United States
- Secretary of Agriculture v. United States
- United States v. Champlin Refining Co.
Same Term, same area (Judicial Power)
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
- Civil Aeronautics Board v. American Air Transport, Inc.
- Federal Power Commission v. Idaho Power Co.
- United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc.
- Johnson v. New York
- United States v. Henning
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error