FOMAN v. DAVIS, EXECUTRIX (1962)

FOMAN v. DAVIS, EXECUTRIX
	Term: 1962
Important Dates
	Argued: November 14, 1962
	Decided: December 3, 1962
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren
Concurring
	John Harlan II • Byron White

FOMAN v. DAVIS, EXECUTRIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 3, 1962. The case was argued before the court on November 14, 1962.

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 Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Child, children, including adopted or illegitimate
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Wife, or ex-wife
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 371 U.S. 178
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: Arthur Goldberg

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.