Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw
486 U.S. 71 · Decided May 16, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw was decided on May 16, 1988 by a vote of 6–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability, miscellaneous” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 486 U.S. 71 · 108 S. Ct. 1645 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 62 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2204
- Docket number
- 85-1765
- Decided
- May 16, 1988
- Argued
- November 30, 1987
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–1
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Liability, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: John Paul Stevens, Anthony M. Kennedy.
Full case caption
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw
SCDB identifiers: case 1987-081, docket 1987-081-01.
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