Boyle, Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.

Decided June 27, 1988. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-492 · 487 U.S. 500 (1988) · Cited 1,208 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Miree v. DeKalb County · 433 U.S. 25 (1977)
• Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. Parnell · 352 U.S. 29 (1956)
• Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co. · 309 U.S. 18 (1940)
• Wallis v. Pan American Petroleum Corp. · 384 U.S. 63 (1966)
• Barr v. Matteo · 360 U.S. 564 (1959)
• United States v. Gilman · 347 U.S. 507 (1954)
• Feres v. United States · 340 U.S. 135 (1950)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co. · 412 U.S. 580 (1973)
• Howard v. Lyons · 360 U.S. 593 (1959)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. · 440 U.S. 715 (1979)
• United States v. Standard Oil Co. Of California · 332 U.S. 301 (1947)
• Bush v. Lucas · 462 U.S. 367 (1983)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Westfall v. Erwin · 484 U.S. 292 (1988)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance · 315 U.S. 447 (1942)
• United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense · 467 U.S. 797 (1984)
• Spalding v. Vilas · 161 U.S. 483 (1896)
• United States v. Yazell · 382 U.S. 341 (1966)
• Priebe & Sons, Inc. v. United States · 332 U.S. 407 (1947)
• Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs v. Isla Petroleum Corp. · 485 U.S. 495 (1988)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik · 485 U.S. 112 (1988)
• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
• Forrester v. White · 484 U.S. 219 (1988)
• Bradley v. Fisher · 80 U.S. 335 (1872)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)

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• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh · 547 U.S. 677 (2006)
• Hercules, Inc. v. United States · 516 U.S. 417 (1996)
• O'Melveny & Myers v. Federal Deposit Insurance · 512 U.S. 79 (1994)
• Danforth v. Minnesota · 552 U.S. 264 (2008)
• Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank · 527 U.S. 627 (1999)
• Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting · 563 U.S. 582 (2011)
• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Correctional Services Corp. v. Malesko · 534 U.S. 61 (2001)
• Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc. · 500 U.S. 90 (1991)
• Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs' Legal Committee · 531 U.S. 341 (2001)
• Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. · 529 U.S. 861 (2000)
• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett · 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
• American Ins. Assn. v. Garamendi · 539 U.S. 396 (2003)
• Atherton v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. · 519 U.S. 213 (1997)
• United States v. Parcel of Rumson, NJ, Land · 507 U.S. 111 (1993)
• Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe · 593 U.S. 628 (2021)

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