Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.
Decided December 14, 1964. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 32 · 379 U.S. 227 (1964) · Cited 471 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc. · 482 U.S. 437 (1987)
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co. · 386 U.S. 714 (1967)
- Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Local 112, United Brotherhood of Carpenters · 456 U.S. 717 (1982)
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