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1962 term · Warren Court · 8-1

Pearlman, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. Reliance Insurance Co.

371 U.S. 132 · 83 S. Ct. 232 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2138

The record

Term
1962
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78
U.S. Reports
371 U.S. 132
S. Ct. citation
83 S. Ct. 232
LEXIS citation
1962 U.S. LEXIS 2138

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pearlman, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. Reliance Insurance Co.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Arthur GoldbergMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Tom C. ClarkSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent

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