UNITED STATES v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND AFFILIATES (1989)

UNITED STATES v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND AFFILIATES
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: November 1, 1989
	Decided: December 11, 1989
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

UNITED STATES v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND AFFILIATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 11, 1989. The case was argued before the court on November 1, 1989.

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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 493 U.S. 132
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.