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STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO. et al. v. TASHIRE et al. (1967)
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| STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO. et al. v. TASHIRE et al. |
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| Term: 1966 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 14, 1967 |
| Decided: April 10, 1967 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Abe Fortas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| William Douglas |
STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY CO. et al. v. TASHIRE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 10, 1967. The case was argued before the court on February 14, 1967.
In an 8-1 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 Oregon U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: interpleader
- Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 386 U.S. 523
- 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: Abe Fortas
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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