Jeanne Farrey, Fka Jeanne Sanderfoot v. Gerald J. Sanderfoot
Decided May 23, 1991. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 90-350 · 500 U.S. 291 (1991) · Cited 382 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
- David Hackett Souter
“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.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · 489 U.S. 235 (1989)
- Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v. Radford · 295 U.S. 555 (1935)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Johnson v. Home State Bank · 501 U.S. 78 (1991)
- Federal Communications Commission v. Nextwave Personal Communications Inc. · 537 U.S. 293 (2003)
- Dewsnup v. Timm · 502 U.S. 410 (1992)
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