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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Dale Farrar and Pat Smith, Co-Administrators of Estate of Joseph D. Farrar, Deceased v. William P. Hobby, Jr.

506 U.S. 103 · 113 S. Ct. 566 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 7846

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
91-990
U.S. Reports
506 U.S. 103
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 566
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 7846

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dale Farrar and Pat Smith, Co-Administrators of Estate of Joseph D. Farrar, Deceased v. William P. Hobby, Jr.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent

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