Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States
Decided June 9, 1977. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 76-321 · 431 U.S. 666 (1977) · Cited 414 times
Holding
Petitioner's third-party indemnity claim cannot be maintained.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Warren Earl Burger · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Feres v. United States · 340 U.S. 135 (1950)
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 340 U.S. 543 (1951)
- United States v. Brown · 348 U.S. 110 (1954)
- United States v. Standard Oil Co. Of California · 332 U.S. 301 (1947)
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc. · 417 U.S. 106 (1974)
- Laird v. Nelms · 406 U.S. 797 (1972)
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 597 (1963)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Johnson · 481 U.S. 681 (1987)
- Hercules, Inc. v. United States · 516 U.S. 417 (1996)
- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States · 460 U.S. 190 (1983)
- Chappell v. Wallace · 462 U.S. 296 (1983)
- Hatzlachh Supply Co. v. United States · 444 U.S. 460 (1980)
- United States v. Shearer · 473 U.S. 52 (1985)
Official text
Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)
Explore from here
Warren Earl Burger’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court
Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1977). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).