SEATRAIN SHIPBUILDING CORP. et al. v. SHELL OIL CO. et al. (1980)

SEATRAIN SHIPBUILDING CORP. et al. v. SHELL OIL CO. et al.
	Term: 1979
Important Dates
	Argued: November 28, 1979
	Decided: February 20, 1980
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

SEATRAIN SHIPBUILDING CORP. et al. v. SHELL OIL CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1980. The case was argued before the court on November 28, 1979.

In a 9-0 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: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Construction industry
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 444 U.S. 572
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: William Brennan

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.