SEA-LAND SERVICES, INC. v. GAUDET, ADMINISTRATRIX (1974) - Ballotpedia

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SEA-LAND SERVICES, INC. v. GAUDET, ADMINISTRATRIX

Term: 1973
Important Dates
Argued: November 7, 1973
Decided: January 21, 1974
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Dissenting
Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart

SEA-LAND SERVICES, INC. v. GAUDET, ADMINISTRATRIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 21, 1974. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1973.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. 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: Water transportation, stevedore
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 414 U.S. 573
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: William Brennan

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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