HATZLACHH SUPPLY CO., INC. v. UNITED STATES (1980)

HATZLACHH SUPPLY CO., INC. v. UNITED STATES
	Term: 1979
Important Dates
	Argued: December 5, 1979
	Decided: January 21, 1980
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun

HATZLACHH SUPPLY CO., INC. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 21, 1980. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1979.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 444 U.S. 460
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.