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GOETT, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. UNION CARBIDE CORP. et al. (1960)
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| GOETT, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. UNION CARBIDE CORP. et al. |
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| Term: 1959 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 12, 1959 |
| Decided: January 18, 1960 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Tom Clark |
| Concurring |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren |
| Dissenting |
| Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker |
GOETT, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. UNION CARBIDE CORP. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1960. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1959.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 361 U.S. 340
- 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.
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