Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.
Decided November 23, 1959. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 6 · 361 U.S. 107 (1959) · Cited 187 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 5
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 3
- Charles Evans Whittaker · filed a concurring opinion
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
- Dick v. New York Life Insurance · 359 U.S. 437 (1959)
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. · 321 U.S. 29 (1944)
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc. · 319 U.S. 350 (1943)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc. · 364 U.S. 325 (1960)
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