Charles Wilkie v. Harvey Frank Robbins

551 U.S. 537 · Decided June 25, 2007 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Charles Wilkie v. Harvey Frank Robbins was decided on June 25, 2007 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice David H. Souter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area.

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Full case caption

Charles Wilkie, et al. v. Harvey Frank Robbins

SCDB identifiers: case 2006-070, docket 2006-070-01.

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