1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Goett, Administratrix, v. Union Carbide Corp. et al.
361 U.S. 340 · 80 S. Ct. 357 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1884
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 3
- U.S. Reports
- 361 U.S. 340
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 357
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1884
How the bench divided
MCCCCDDDD
M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Regular concurrence |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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