Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
370 U.S. 159 · Decided June 11, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. was decided on June 11, 1962 unanimously (7–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Tom C. Clark wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Military, veterans” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 370 U.S. 159 · 82 S. Ct. 1231 · 8 L. Ed. 2d 407 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 1128
- Docket number
- 604
- Decided
- June 11, 1962
- Argued
- April 25, 1962
- 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
- 7–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Military, veterans
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 38 U.S.C. § 3101
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority |
Did not participate: Felix Frankfurter, Earl Warren.
Full case caption
Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-092, docket 1961-092-01.
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