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PARKLANE HOSIERY CO., INC., et al. v. SHORE (1979)

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PARKLANE HOSIERY CO., INC., et al. v. SHORE
Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: October 30, 1978
Decided: January 9, 1979
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White
Dissenting
William Rehnquist

PARKLANE HOSIERY CO., INC., et al. v. SHORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1979. The case was argued before the court on October 30, 1978.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 439 U.S. 322
  • 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: Potter Stewart

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.

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