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1968 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. et al.

393 U.S. 145 · 89 S. Ct. 337 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 277

The record

Term
1968
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
14
U.S. Reports
393 U.S. 145
S. Ct. citation
89 S. Ct. 337
LEXIS citation
1968 U.S. LEXIS 277

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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