WALKER PROCESS EQUIPMENT, INC. v. FOOD MACHINERY & CHEMICAL CORP. (1965) - Ballotpedia

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WALKER PROCESS EQUIPMENT, INC. v. FOOD MACHINERY & CHEMICAL CORP.

Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: October 12, 1965
Decided: December 6, 1965
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
John Harlan II

WALKER PROCESS EQUIPMENT, INC. v. FOOD MACHINERY & CHEMICAL CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1965. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1965.

In a 9-0 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 Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
Petitioner: Manufacturer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 382 U.S. 172
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: Tom Clark

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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