The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Reargument: Monday, October 1, 1979
Decision: Tuesday, November 27, 1979
Issues: Economic Activity, Nongovernmental Liability

Advocates

Peter Buscemi (pro hac vice)
E. D. Vickery (on behalf of the Petitioners)

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

None

Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 9 votes for Ford, 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Longshoremen and Harbor Workers' Compensation
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. Ford, 444 U.S. 69 (1979),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_78_425/>
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