Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
356 U.S. 525 · Decided May 19, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. was decided on May 19, 1958 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sufficiency of evidence in injury or death compensation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 356 U.S. 525 · 78 S. Ct. 893 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 953 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1029
- Docket number
- 57
- Decided
- May 19, 1958
- Argued
- January 28, 1958
- Reargued
- April 28, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-097, docket 1957-097-01.
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