JOHN S. LYTLE v. HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURING, INC., DBA SCHWITZER TURBOCHARGERS (1990)

JOHN S. LYTLE v. HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURING, INC., DBA SCHWITZER TURBOCHARGERS
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: January 8, 1990
	Decided: March 20, 1990
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia

JOHN S. LYTLE v. HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURING, INC., DBA SCHWITZER TURBOCHARGERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1990. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1990.

In a 9-0 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 North Carolina Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
Petitioner: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 494 U.S. 545
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 liberal.