1977 term · Burger Court · 6-2
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Higginbotham, Administratrix, et al.
436 U.S. 618 · 98 S. Ct. 2010 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 32
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-1726
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 618
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2010
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 32
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Unknown |
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