Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
REED v. THE YAKA et al. (1963)

![]() |
REED v. THE YAKA et al. |
---|
Term: 1962 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 22, 1963 |
Decided: May 27, 1963 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Dissenting |
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart |
REED v. THE YAKA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1963. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1963.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 373 U.S. 410
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
Footnotes