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Colgrove v. Battin

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-1442
Petitioner: 
Colgrove
Respondent: 
Battin
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
413 U.S. 149 (1973)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 17, 1973
Decided: 
Thursday, June 21, 1973
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Colgrove v. Battin , 413 U.S. 149 (1973)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_1442)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Battin, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 7: Seventh Amendment

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Wrote a dissent
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Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
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Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent, joined Douglas' dissent
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Voted with the majority
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