LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1983)

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP. v. UNITED STATES et al.
	Term: 1982
Important Dates
	Argued: November 30, 1982
	Decided: February 23, 1983
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • William Rehnquist

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1983. The case was argued before the court on November 30, 1982.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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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: Airplane manufacturer, or manufacturer of parts of airplanes
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 460 U.S. 190
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

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.