MERCILYN BUCHANAN ETC. v. STANSHIPS, INC., et al. (1988)

MERCILYN BUCHANAN ETC. v. STANSHIPS, INC., et al.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Decided: March 21, 1988
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
	Thurgood Marshall

MERCILYN BUCHANAN ETC. v. STANSHIPS, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1988.

In an 8-1 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 Louisiana Middle 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: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 485 U.S. 265
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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