Sun Oil Co. v. Wortman et al.

Decided June 15, 1988. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-352 · 486 U.S. 717 (1988) · Cited 308 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

“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.

• Milwaukee County v. M. E. White Co. · 296 U.S. 268 (1935)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• Estin v. Estin · 334 U.S. 541 (1948)
• Allstate Insurance v. Hague · 449 U.S. 302 (1981)
• Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co. · 345 U.S. 514 (1953)
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'n · 306 U.S. 493 (1939)
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
• Hanna v. Plumer · 380 U.S. 460 (1965)
• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty. · 464 U.S. 501 (1984)
• Tull v. United States · 481 U.S. 412 (1987)
• Young v. United States Ex Rel. Vuitton Et Fils S. A. · 481 U.S. 787 (1987)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Lavoie · 475 U.S. 813 (1986)
• Mills v. Duryee · 11 U.S. 481 (1813)
• Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. Gold Issue Mining & Milling Co. · 243 U.S. 93 (1917)
• Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co. · 260 U.S. 22 (1922)
• Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Delta & Pine Land Co. · 292 U.S. 143 (1934)
• McCluny v. Silliman · 28 U.S. 270 (1830)

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• Rita v. United States · 551 U.S. 338 (2007)
• CITGO Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. · 589 U.S. 348 (2020)
• Ferens v. John Deere Co. · 494 U.S. 516 (1990)
• Jinks v. Richland County · 538 U.S. 456 (2003)
• MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · 517 U.S. 370 (1996)
• Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Baker v. General Motors Corp. · 522 U.S. 222 (1998)
• Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon · 548 U.S. 331 (2006)
• Breard v. Greene · 523 U.S. 371 (1998)
• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)

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