United States v. Borden Company
370 U.S. 460 · Decided June 25, 1962 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Borden Company was decided on June 25, 1962 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Tom C. Clark 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
- 370 U.S. 460 · 82 S. Ct. 1309 · 8 L. Ed. 2d 627 · 1962 U.S. LEXIS 2292
- Docket number
- 439
- Decided
- June 25, 1962
- Argued
- April 24, 1962
- 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
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Clayton Act
- Type of law
- Federal 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 |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority |
Did not participate: Felix Frankfurter.
Full case caption
United States v. Borden Company et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-107, docket 1961-107-01.
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