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FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING CORP. et al. v. MAIER BREWING CO. et al. (1967)

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FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING CORP. et al. v. MAIER BREWING CO. et al.
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: February 14, 1967
Decided: May 8, 1967
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasJohn Harlan IIEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
Potter Stewart

FLEISCHMANN DISTILLING CORP. et al. v. MAIER BREWING CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 8, 1967. The case was argued before the court on February 14, 1967.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
  • Petitioner: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Brewery, distillery
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 386 U.S. 714
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Earl Warren

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 conservative.

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