Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt
354 U.S. 416 · Decided June 24, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt was decided on June 24, 1957 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents” in the Due Process area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 354 U.S. 416 · 77 S. Ct. 1360 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 1456 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 584
- Docket number
- 302
- Decided
- June 24, 1957
- Argued
- April 22, 1957
- Court era
- Warren 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
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Article IV, Section 1 (full faith and credit clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Did not participate: Earl Warren.
Full case caption
Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-125, docket 1956-125-01.
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