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BRUNSWICK CORP. v. PUEBLO BOWL-O-MAT, INC., et al. (1977)

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BRUNSWICK CORP. v. PUEBLO BOWL-O-MAT, INC., et al.
Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: November 3, 1976
Decided: January 25, 1977
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White

BRUNSWICK CORP. v. PUEBLO BOWL-O-MAT, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 1977. The case was argued before the court on November 3, 1976.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Retail business or outlet
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 429 U.S. 477
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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