Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation et al.

Decided May 12, 1980. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-1557 · 446 U.S. 359 (1980) · Cited 703 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus · 438 U.S. 234 (1978)
• City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. Manhart · 435 U.S. 702 (1978)
• Alabama Power Co. v. Davis · 431 U.S. 581 (1977)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co. · 419 U.S. 186 (1974)
• E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Collins · 432 U.S. 46 (1977)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. · 467 U.S. 717 (1984)
• Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson · 525 U.S. 432 (1999)
• Raymond B. Yates, MD, PC Profit Sharing Plan v. Hendon · 541 U.S. 1 (2004)
• LOCKHEED CORP. Et Al. v. SPINK · 517 U.S. 882 (1996)
• LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc. · 552 U.S. 248 (2008)
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell · 473 U.S. 134 (1985)
• Varity Corp. v. Howe · 516 U.S. 489 (1996)
• Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 475 U.S. 211 (1986)
• Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc. · 472 U.S. 559 (1985)
• Central Laborers' Pension Fund v. Heinz · 541 U.S. 739 (2004)
• Mead Corp. v. Tilley · 490 U.S. 714 (1989)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. Knudson · 534 U.S. 204 (2002)
• United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz · 449 U.S. 166 (1980)
• Patterson v. Shumate · 504 U.S. 753 (1992)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp. · 496 U.S. 633 (1990)
• Massachusetts v. Morash · 490 U.S. 107 (1989)
• Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc. · 530 U.S. 238 (2000)
• Chickasaw Nation v. United States · 534 U.S. 84 (2001)
• Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc. · 509 U.S. 155 (1993)

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