Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co., Inc.
355 U.S. 563 · Decided March 3, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co., Inc. was decided on March 3, 1958 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sufficiency of evidence in injury or death compensation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 355 U.S. 563 · 78 S. Ct. 438 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 491 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1770
- Docket number
- 75
- Decided
- March 3, 1958
- Argued
- January 6, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co., Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-055, docket 1957-055-01.
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