Boyle v. United Technologies Corporation
1988 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boyle v. United Technologies Corporation, 487 U.S. 500 (1988), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that government contractors are immune from liability for design defects in military equipment.
Quick Facts Boyle v. United Techs. Corp., Argued Oct 13, 1987 Decided June 27, 1988 ...
Boyle v. United Techs. Corp. | |
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Argued Oct 13, 1987 Decided June 27, 1988 | |
Full case name | Boyle v. United Technologies Corporation |
Docket no. | 86-492 |
Citations | 487 U.S. 500 (more) 108 S. Ct. 2510; 101 L. Ed. 2d 442; 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2880; |
Argument | Oral argument |
Reargument | Reargument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
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Holding | |
Government contractors are immune from liability for design defects in military equipment | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, White, O'Connor, Kennedy |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun |
Dissent | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
Federal common law |
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It came from a 1986 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversing a jury verdict for Boyle on the grounds that government contractors are immune from liability for design defects in military equipment.