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1960 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

367 U.S. 348 · 81 S. Ct. 1570 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 968

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
478
U.S. Reports
367 U.S. 348
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1570
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 968

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Potter StewartDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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