Albert Hess and Charles F. Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
513 U.S. 30 · Decided November 14, 1994 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Albert Hess and Charles F. Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation was decided on November 14, 1994 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 513 U.S. 30 · 115 S. Ct. 394 · 130 L. Ed. 2d 245 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 7983
- Docket number
- 93-1197
- Decided
- November 14, 1994
- Argued
- October 3, 1994
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- John Paul Stevens
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental liability
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Eleventh Amendment
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
Albert Hess and Charles F. Walsh v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
SCDB identifiers: case 1994-005, docket 1994-005-01.
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