Ticor Title Insurance Company v. Walter Thomas Brown and Jeffrey L. Dziewit
511 U.S. 117 · Decided April 4, 1994 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Ticor Title Insurance Company v. Walter Thomas Brown and Jeffrey L. Dziewit was decided on April 4, 1994 by a vote of 6–3. SCDB codes the disposition as “petition denied or appeal dismissed.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “No merits, writ improvidently granted” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 511 U.S. 117 · 114 S. Ct. 1359 · 128 L. Ed. 2d 33 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 2660
- Docket number
- 92-1988
- Decided
- April 4, 1994
- Argued
- March 1, 1994
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Petition denied or appeal dismissed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Opinion assigned by
- John Paul Stevens
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- No merits, writ improvidently granted
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
Full case caption
Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al. v. Walter Thomas Brown and Jeffrey L. Dziewit
SCDB identifiers: case 1993-034, docket 1993-034-01.
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