MCCLANAHAN v. MORAUER & HARTZELL, INC., et al. (1971)

MCCLANAHAN v. MORAUER & HARTZELL, INC., et al.
	Term: 1971
Important Dates
	Argued: October 21, 1971
	Decided: November 8, 1971
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	6-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Douglas

MCCLANAHAN v. MORAUER & HARTZELL, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 8, 1971. The case was argued before the court on October 21, 1971.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the District Of Columbia 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: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 404 U.S. 16
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
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 conservative.