Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites de Guinee
456 U.S. 694 · Decided June 1, 1982 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites de Guinee was decided on June 1, 1982 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 456 U.S. 694 · 102 S. Ct. 2099 · 72 L. Ed. 2d 492 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 112
- Docket number
- 81-440
- Decided
- June 1, 1982
- Argued
- March 23, 1982
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Ltd., et al. v. Compagnie Des Bauxites de Guinee
SCDB identifiers: case 1981-099, docket 1981-099-01.
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