Legal Opinion
Green v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 22, 1989No. 87-1816PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
490 U.S. 504 (1989)
GREEN
v.
BOCK LAUNDRY MACHINE CO.
No. 87-1816.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 18, 1989
Decided May 22, 1989
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
Joseph M. Melillo argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Neil J. Rovner.
Thomas D. Caldwell, Jr., argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Richard B. Swartz.[*]
2Opinion of the Court · StevensJustice Stevens
This case presents the question whether Rule 609(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Evidence requires a judge to let a civil litigant impeach an adversary's credibility with evidence of the…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
3Cases cited28 opinions
- Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Green v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Charles M. Luck v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- D. Ginsberg & Sons, Inc. v. PopkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Burnet v. GuggenheimSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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