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GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION v. MAYACAMAS CORPORATION (1988)

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GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION v. MAYACAMAS CORPORATION
Term: 1987
Important Dates
Argued: December 7, 1987
Decided: March 22, 1988
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Concurring
Antonin Scalia

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION v. MAYACAMAS CORPORATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 22, 1988. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 1987.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 485 U.S. 271
  • 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: Thurgood Marshall

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 conservative.

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