Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC
Decided May 20, 2019. Elena Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 17-1657 · 587 U.S. 370 (2019) · Cited 191 times
Holding
A bankruptcy debtor’s rejection of an executory contract under 11 U. S. C. §365 has the same effect as a breach of that contract outside bankruptcy; such an act thus cannot rescind rights that the contract previously granted.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a concurring opinion
- Elena Kagan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dissenting · 1
- Neil M. Gorsuch · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
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.
- Chafin v. Chafin · 568 U.S. 165 (2013)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & Bildisco · 465 U.S. 513 (1984)
- Field v. Mans · 516 U.S. 59 (1995)
- Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
- W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759, International Union of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers · 461 U.S. 757 (1983)
- Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
- Florida Department of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. · 554 U.S. 33 (2008)
- Board of Trade of Chicago v. Johnson · 264 U.S. 1 (1924)
- Russell v. Farley · 105 U.S. 433 (1882)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York · 590 U.S. 336 (2020)
Official text
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