Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co.
400 U.S. 41 · Decided November 23, 1970 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. was decided on November 23, 1970 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 400 U.S. 41 · 91 S. Ct. 156 · 27 L. Ed. 2d 174 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 4
- Docket number
- 541
- Decided
- November 23, 1970
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority |
Full case caption
Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1970-008, docket 1970-008-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals”
- Askew v. Hargrave
- Reetz v. Bozanich
- Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.
- Willingham v. Morgan
- Gorun v. Fall
- American Trial Lawyers Assn. v. New Jersey Supreme Court
Same Term, same area (Judicial Power)
- United States v. City of Chicago
- Odom v. United States
- Arnold Tours, Inc. v. Camp
- Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic
- Bruno v. Pennsylvania
- Younger v. Harris
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error