PETTY, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. TENNESSEE-MISSOURI BRIDGE COMMISSION (1959)

PETTY, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. TENNESSEE-MISSOURI BRIDGE COMMISSION
	Term: 1958
Important Dates
	Argued: March 4, 1959
	Decided: April 20, 1959
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Earl Warren
Concurring
	Hugo Black • Tom Clark • Potter Stewart
Dissenting
	Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker

PETTY, ADMINISTRATRIX, v. TENNESSEE-MISSOURI BRIDGE COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1959. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1959.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Interstate compact
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 359 U.S. 275
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: William Douglas

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.