Crown, Cork & Seal Co., Inc. v. Parker
Decided June 13, 1983. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 82-118 · 462 U.S. 345 (1983) · Cited 967 times
Holding
The filing of the class action tolled the statute of limitations for respondent and other members of the putative class.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- John Paul Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 3
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah · 414 U.S. 538 (1974)
- Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin · 417 U.S. 156 (1974)
- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald · 432 U.S. 385 (1977)
- Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 455 U.S. 385 (1982)
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 421 U.S. 454 (1975)
- Delaware State College v. Ricks · 449 U.S. 250 (1980)
- Goldlawr, Inc. v. Heiman · 369 U.S. 463 (1962)
- Burnett v. New York Central Railroad · 380 U.S. 424 (1965)
- Mohasco Corp. v. Silver · 447 U.S. 807 (1980)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 331 U.S. 519 (1947)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- California Public Employees' Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc. · 582 U.S. 497 (2017)
- China Agritech, Inc. v. Resh · 584 U.S. 732 (2018)
- Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
- Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond · 496 U.S. 414 (1990)
- Klehr v. A. O. Smith Corp. · 521 U.S. 179 (1997)
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