Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
PMI Petroleum Marketers, Inc. v. Getty Petroleum Corp.
PMI Petroleum Marketers, Inc. v. Getty Petroleum Corp., 494 U.S. 1030 (1990)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1990-03-19
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- stating that the contractor had no greater knowledge that a condition known both to it and the government posed a greater danger than that known by the government
- “If a defect is one inherent in the product or system that tho government has approved, it will be covered by the defense. Where a defect is merely an instance of shoddy workmanship, it implicates no federal interest.”
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 73 opinions
C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.