THOMAS v. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO. et al. (1980)

THOMAS v. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO. et al.
	Term: 1979
Important Dates
	Argued: March 19, 1980
	Decided: June 27, 1980
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Judgment of the court
	John Paul Stevens
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Potter Stewart
Concurring
	Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Dissenting
	Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist

THOMAS v. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1980. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1980.

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 U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
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: 448 U.S. 261
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

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.