Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp.
382 U.S. 172 · Decided December 6, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp. was decided on December 6, 1965 unanimously (9–0). 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
- 382 U.S. 172 · 86 S. Ct. 347 · 15 L. Ed. 2d 247 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2340
- Docket number
- 13
- Decided
- December 6, 1965
- Argued
- October 12, 1965
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Abe Fortas | Majority |
Full case caption
Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food Machinery & Chemical Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 1965-020, docket 1965-020-01.
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