Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States et al.
Decided February 23, 1983. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 81-1181 · 460 U.S. 190 (1983) · Cited 259 times
Holding
Section 8116(c) does not bar petitioner's third-party indemnity action against the United States.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 597 (1963)
- Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States · 431 U.S. 666 (1977)
- Feres v. United States · 340 U.S. 135 (1950)
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 350 U.S. 124 (1956)
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282 (1952)
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc. · 417 U.S. 106 (1974)
- Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 340 U.S. 543 (1951)
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. United States · 379 U.S. 951 (1964)
- Bradford Electric Light Co. v. Clapper · 286 U.S. 145 (1932)
- The Chattahoochee · 173 U.S. 540 (1899)
- The\ North Star\"" · 106 U.S. 17 (1882)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Johnson · 481 U.S. 681 (1987)
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