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Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray

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Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray - Oral Argument
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Advocates
Carolyn F. Corwin (on behalf of the federal respondent)
Wood Brown, III (on behalf of the petitioners)
T. Gerald Henderson (on behalf of respondent Gray)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-728
Petitioner: 
Herb's Welding, Inc.
Respondent: 
Gray
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
470 U.S. 414 (1985)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 3, 1984
Decided: 
Monday, March 18, 1985
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Nongovernmental Liability
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray , 470 U.S. 414 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_728)
(last visited Friday, March 19, 2010).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Herb's Welding, Inc., 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Longshoremen and Harbor Workers' Compensation

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

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