Lumbermen'S Mutual Casualty Co. v. Elbert
Decided December 6, 1954. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 11 · 348 U.S. 48 (1954) · Cited 152 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 7
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a concurring opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
- Meredith v. Winter Haven · 320 U.S. 228 (1943)
- Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
- Shields v. Barrow · 58 U.S. 130 (1855)
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Huffman · 319 U.S. 293 (1943)
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 341 U.S. 341 (1951)
- Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & Robeson · 28 U.S. 433 (1830)
- Pennsylvania v. Williams · 294 U.S. 176 (1935)
- Black & White Taxicab & Transfer Co. v. Brown & Yellow Taxicab & Transfer Co. · 276 U.S. 518 (1928)
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