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RODRIGUE et al. v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO. et al. (1969)

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RODRIGUE et al. v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO. et al.
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: February 25, 1969
Decided: June 9, 1969
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasJohn Harlan IIThurgood MarshallPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White

RODRIGUE et al. v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1969. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1969.

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 Louisiana Eastern 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: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 395 U.S. 352
  • 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: Byron White

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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