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DIXILYN DRILLING CORP. v. CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE CO. (1963)

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DIXILYN DRILLING CORP. v. CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE CO. |
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Term: 1962 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 21, 1963 |
Decided: April 15, 1963 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Concurring |
John Harlan II |
DIXILYN DRILLING CORP. v. CRESCENT TOWING & SALVAGE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 15, 1963. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1963.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 372 U.S. 697
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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