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1977 term · Burger Court · 9-0

McAdams, Executor, et al. v. McSurely et ux.

438 U.S. 189 · 98 S. Ct. 3116 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 128

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
76-1621
U.S. Reports
438 U.S. 189
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 3116
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 128

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in McAdams, Executor, et al. v. McSurely et ux.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority

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