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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Boyle, Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.

487 U.S. 500 · 108 S. Ct. 2510 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2880

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
86-492
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 500
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2510
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2880

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Boyle, Personal Representative of the Heirs and Estate of Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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