Case: SUTTON v UNITED AIRLINES 527 U.S. 471, 119 S. Ct. 2139

(1999)

Issue:The issue is the specific legal question that the court decided.What was the ISSUE, elaborate on this.Often, the court will announce in its opinion what the issue is. However, you should test the court's version of the issue against other information in the case. In light of the purposes of case report, it may be more helpful for you to frame the issue more narrowly, broadly, or specifically than the court stated it, based on what you deem fit.