1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc.
481 U.S. 1 · 107 S. Ct. 1519 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1515
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 85-1798
- U.S. Reports
- 481 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 1519
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1515
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCC
M 3 majorityC 6 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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