Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers
415 U.S. 423 · Decided March 4, 1974 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers was decided on March 4, 1974 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 415 U.S. 423 · 94 S. Ct. 1113 · 39 L. Ed. 2d 435 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 31
- Docket number
- 72-1566
- Decided
- March 4, 1974
- Argued
- January 8, 1974
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1450
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Granny Goose Foods, Inc., et al. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70 of Alameda County, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America
SCDB identifiers: case 1973-070, docket 1973-070-01.
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