Colgrove v. Battin

Colgrove v. Battin, 413 U.S. 149 (1973), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled 5-4 that six person civil juries were constitutional.^[1]

Full case nameColgrove v. Battin

Citations413 U.S. 149 (more)

93 S. Ct. 2448; 37 L. Ed. 2d 522; 1973 U.S. LEXIS 42; 17 Fed. R. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 401

MajorityBrennan, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist

DissentDouglas, joined by Powell

Quick facts Argued January 17, 1973 Decided June 21, 1973, Full case name ...

Colgrove v. Battin
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 17, 1973 Decided June 21, 1973
Full case name	Colgrove v. Battin
Citations	413 U.S. 149 (more) 93 S. Ct. 2448; 37 L. Ed. 2d 522; 1973 U.S. LEXIS 42; 17 Fed. R. Serv. 2d (Callaghan) 401
Holding
A six-member jury for the trial of civil cases comports with the Seventh Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
Majority	Brennan, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist
Dissent	Douglas, joined by Powell
Dissent	Marshall, joined by Stewart
Dissent	Powell

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