Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas Corporation
485 U.S. 271 · Decided March 22, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas Corporation was decided on March 22, 1988 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Review of nonfinal orders” in the Judicial Power area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 485 U.S. 271 · 108 S. Ct. 1133 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 296 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1444
- Docket number
- 86-1329
- Decided
- March 22, 1988
- Argued
- December 7, 1987
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Review of nonfinal orders
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 1291
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Anthony M. Kennedy.
Full case caption
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation v. Mayacamas Corporation
SCDB identifiers: case 1987-049, docket 1987-049-01.
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