Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States
352 U.S. 220 · Decided January 14, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States was decided on January 14, 1957 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter 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
- 352 U.S. 220 · 77 S. Ct. 287 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 267 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1758
- Docket number
- 26
- Decided
- January 14, 1957
- Argued
- November 6, 1956
- 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 2283
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| 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
Leiter Minerals, Inc., v. United States et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-022, docket 1956-022-01.
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