SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO. v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO et al. (1981)

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO. v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO et al.
	Term: 1980
Important Dates
	Argued: December 1, 1980
	Decided: March 24, 1981
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	William Rehnquist
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO. v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1981. The case was argued before the court on December 1, 1980.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: California
Citation: 450 U.S. 621
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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.