Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.
393 U.S. 145 · Decided November 18, 1968 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. was decided on November 18, 1968 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Arbitration (non-labor)” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 393 U.S. 145 · 89 S. Ct. 337 · 21 L. Ed. 2d 301 · 1968 U.S. LEXIS 277
- Docket number
- 14
- Decided
- November 18, 1968
- Argued
- October 22, 1968
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Arbitration (non-labor)
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 9 U.S.C. § 10
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Concurrence |
Full case caption
Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1968-014, docket 1968-014-01.
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