Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Shell Oil Co. v. United States

454 U.S. 830

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-10-05
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • issue may be addressed if error is plain and refusal to treat it would result in denial of fundamental justice
  • error is "plain" when significant issue "should have been obvious to the parties and to the trial court"

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Shell Oil Co. v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.