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IACURCI v. LUMMUS CO. (1967)

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IACURCI v. LUMMUS CO.
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Decided: May 15, 1967
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
William BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
Hugo Black
Dissenting
John Harlan II

IACURCI v. LUMMUS CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1967.

In an 8-1 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 New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Sufficiency of evidence: typically in the context of a jury's determination of compensation for injury or death
  • Petitioner: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 387 U.S. 86
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • 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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