MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC., et al. (1970)

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MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC., et al. |
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Term: 1969 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 4, 1970 |
Decided: June 15, 1970 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
MORAGNE v. STATES MARINE LINES, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1970. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1970.
In an 8-0 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 Florida Middle 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: 398 U.S. 375
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II
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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