Propper v. Clark
337 U.S. 472 · Decided June 20, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Propper v. Clark was decided on June 20, 1949 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed 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
- 337 U.S. 472 · 69 S. Ct. 1333 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 1480 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2988
- Docket number
- 390
- Decided
- June 20, 1949
- Argued
- March 28, 1949
- 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
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, takings clause
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Trading with the Enemy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority |
Did not participate: Fred M. Vinson.
Full case caption
Propper, Receiver, v. Clark, Attorney General, as Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-096, docket 1948-096-01.
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