Durfee et Ux. v. Duke
375 U.S. 106 · Decided December 2, 1963 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Durfee et Ux. v. Duke was decided on December 2, 1963 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Boundary dispute between states” in the Interstate Relations area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 375 U.S. 106 · 84 S. Ct. 242 · 11 L. Ed. 2d 186 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 129
- Docket number
- 37
- Decided
- December 2, 1963
- Argued
- October 24, 1963
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Boundary dispute between states
- Issue area
- Interstate Relations
- Legal provision
- Res judicata
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Full case caption
Durfee et Ux. v. Duke
SCDB identifiers: case 1963-021, docket 1963-021-01.
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