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Moseley v. Electronic & Missile Facilities, Inc.

374 U.S. 167 · Decided June 17, 1963 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Moseley v. Electronic & Missile Facilities, Inc. was decided on June 17, 1963 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Tom C. Clark 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
374 U.S. 167 · 83 S. Ct. 1815 · 10 L. Ed. 2d 818 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2400
Docket number
401
Decided
June 17, 1963
Argued
April 16, 1963
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
8–1
Majority opinion
Tom C. Clark
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Miller Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackConcurrenceCo-authored an opinion
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajorityWrote an opinion
Chief Justice Earl WarrenConcurrenceCo-authored an opinion
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Arthur J. GoldbergMajority

Full case caption

Moseley, Doing Business as Moseley Plumbing & Heating Co., v. Electronic & Missile Facilities, Inc., et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1962-146, docket 1962-146-01.

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