Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1998

Vaughn L. Murphy v. United Parcel Service

Decided June 22, 1999. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 97-1992 · 527 U.S. 516 (1999) · Cited 387 times

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Decided 7–2.

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