Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.
487 U.S. 312 · Decided June 24, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co. was decided on June 24, 1988 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal rules of civil procedure” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 487 U.S. 312 · 108 S. Ct. 2405 · 101 L. Ed. 2d 285 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2879
- Docket number
- 86-1845
- Decided
- June 24, 1988
- Argued
- February 23, 1988
- 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal rules of civil procedure
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| 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 | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1987-138, docket 1987-138-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Federal rules of civil procedure”
- Mercilyn Buchanan Etc. v. Stanships, Inc.
- Marino v. Ortiz
- Beech Aircraft Corporation v. Rainey
- Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney
- Green v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.
- Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.
Cases on the same legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Houston v. Lack
- Amadeo v. Zant
- City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik
- Omni Capital International, Ltd. v. Rudolf Wolff & Co., Ltd.
- Karcher v. May
- Martin v. Wilks
Same Term, same area (Judicial Power)
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. McCoy
- Karcher v. May
- National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union
- Vermont v. Cox
- Thompson v. Thompson
- Deakins v. Monaghan
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error