Travelers Health Association v. Virginia ex Rel. State Corporation Commission
339 U.S. 643 · Decided June 5, 1950 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Travelers Health Association v. Virginia ex Rel. State Corporation Commission was decided on June 5, 1950 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 339 U.S. 643 · 70 S. Ct. 927 · 94 L. Ed. 2d 1154 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1811
- Docket number
- 76
- Decided
- June 5, 1950
- Argued
- November 15, 1949
- Reargued
- April 17, 1950
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Travelers Health Association et al. v. Virginia ex Rel. State Corporation Commission
SCDB identifiers: case 1949-086, docket 1949-086-01.
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