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Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp.

394 U.S. 495 · Decided April 7, 1969 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. was decided on April 7, 1969 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
394 U.S. 495 · 89 S. Ct. 1252 · 22 L. Ed. 2d 495 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3320
Docket number
306
Decided
April 7, 1969
Argued
January 23, 1969
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
5–4
Majority opinion
Hugo L. Black
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Antitrust
Legal provision
Sherman Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIDissent
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartDissent
Justice Byron R. WhiteDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Abe FortasDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Thurgood MarshallMajority

Full case caption

Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1968-075, docket 1968-075-01.

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