UNITED STATES v. SECKINGER, TRADING AS M. O. SECKINGER CO. (1970)

UNITED STATES v. SECKINGER, TRADING AS M. O. SECKINGER CO.
	Term: 1969
Important Dates
	Argued: January 14, 1970
	Decided: March 9, 1970
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	4-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • John Harlan II • Byron White
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • William Douglas • Potter Stewart

UNITED STATES v. SECKINGER, TRADING AS M. O. SECKINGER CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 9, 1970. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 1970.

In a 4-3 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 Georgia Southern 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: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Government contractor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 397 U.S. 203
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.