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JACKSON v. LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO., INC. (1967)

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JACKSON v. LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO., INC.
Term: 1966
Important Dates
Argued: April 12, 1967
Decided: May 8, 1967
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanTom ClarkWilliam DouglasAbe FortasEarl WarrenByron White
Dissenting
John Harlan IIPotter Stewart

JACKSON v. LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO., INC. 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 April 12, 1967.

In a 7-2 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 Louisiana State Trial 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: 386 U.S. 731
  • 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: Hugo Black

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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