Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States
341 U.S. 593 · Decided June 4, 1951 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States was decided on June 4, 1951 by a vote of 5–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 341 U.S. 593 · 71 S. Ct. 971 · 95 L. Ed. 2d 1199 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2490
- Docket number
- 352
- Decided
- June 4, 1951
- Argued
- April 24, 1951
- 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
- 5–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Sherman 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Did not participate: Harold H. Burton, Tom C. Clark.
Full case caption
Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1950-090, docket 1950-090-01.
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