ESTATE OF FLOYD COWART v. NICKLOS DRILLING COMPANY, et al. (1992)

ESTATE OF FLOYD COWART v. NICKLOS DRILLING COMPANY, et al.
	Term: 1991
Important Dates
	Argued: March 25, 1992
	Decided: June 22, 1992
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • John Paul Stevens

ESTATE OF FLOYD COWART v. NICKLOS DRILLING COMPANY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1992. The case was argued before the court on March 25, 1992.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

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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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 505 U.S. 469
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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