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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	FERENS et ux. v. JOHN DEERE CO., AKA DEERE & CO. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 05, 1990
Date Argument	November 06, 1989
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	494 U.S. 516 110 S. Ct. 1274 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1197 108 L. Ed. 2d 443
Docket	88-1512

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Petitioner	farmer, farm worker, or farm organization
Respondent	manufacturer

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	JUDICIAL POWER Venue INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 28 U.S.C. § 1404
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy dissent Brennan Marshall Blackmun Scalia

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1989-048-01

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