Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer, U.S. District Judge
423 U.S. 336 · Decided January 20, 1976 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer, U.S. District Judge was decided on January 20, 1976 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 423 U.S. 336 · 96 S. Ct. 584 · 46 L. Ed. 2d 542 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 41
- Docket number
- 74-206
- Decided
- January 20, 1976
- Argued
- October 7, 1975
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1441
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: John Paul Stevens.
Full case caption
Thermtron Products, Inc., et al. v. Hermansdorfer, U.S. District Judge
SCDB identifiers: case 1975-028, docket 1975-028-01.
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