COOTER & GELL v. HARTMARX CORPORATION, et al. (1990)

COOTER & GELL v. HARTMARX CORPORATION, et al.
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: February 20, 1990
	Decided: June 11, 1990
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Dissenting
	John Paul Stevens

COOTER & GELL v. HARTMARX CORPORATION, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1990. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1990.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Retail business or outlet
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Manufacturer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 496 U.S. 384
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.