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Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.

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Advocates
William H. Block (on behalf of the respondent in No. 86-322)
Ernest P. Mansour (on behalf of the petitioners in No. 86-322)
James E. Youngdahl (on behalf of the respondent in No. 86-328)
Jeffrey A. Walker (on behalf of the petitioner in No. 86-328)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-322
Petitioner: 
Crawford Fitting Co.
Respondent: 
J. T. Gibbons, Inc.
Consolidation: 
No. 86-328
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
482 U.S. 437 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 29, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, June 15, 1987
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc. , 482 U.S. 437 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_322)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for J. T. Gibbons, Inc., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1821

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Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist