UNITED STATES et al. v. MARCUS S. SMITH et al. (1991)

UNITED STATES et al. v. MARCUS S. SMITH et al.
	Term: 1990
Important Dates
	Argued: November 7, 1990
	Decided: March 20, 1991
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Byron White
Dissenting
	John Paul Stevens

UNITED STATES et al. v. MARCUS S. SMITH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1991. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1990.

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 California Central 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: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 499 U.S. 160
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

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.