Montgomery Building & Construction Trades Council v. Ledbetter Erection Co., Inc.
344 U.S. 178 · Decided December 8, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Montgomery Building & Construction Trades Council v. Ledbetter Erection Co., Inc. was decided on December 8, 1952 by a vote of 7–2. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Review of nonfinal orders” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 344 U.S. 178 · 73 S. Ct. 196 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 204 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2664
- Docket number
- 43
- Decided
- December 8, 1952
- Argued
- November 13, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Review of nonfinal orders
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1257
- 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 | Dissent | |
| 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 | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Montgomery Building & Construction Trades Council et al. v. Ledbetter Erection Co., Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-022, docket 1952-022-01.
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