Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1991 · decided Jun 15, 1992

John R. Patterson, Trustee v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr.

In plain language

  • John R. Patterson, Trustee v. Joseph B. Shumate, Jr, OT 1991, June 15, 1992.
  • Citation: 504 U.S. 753.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1992-06-15 (October Term 1991). Citation: 504 U.S. 753. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.