McAllister v. United States
348 U.S. 19 · Decided November 8, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
McAllister v. United States was decided on November 8, 1954 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sufficiency of evidence in injury or death compensation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 19 · 75 S. Ct. 6 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 20 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2610
- Docket number
- 23
- Decided
- November 8, 1954
- Argued
- October 19, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- 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 | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Jurisdictional dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
McAllister v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-004, docket 1954-004-01.
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