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CITIBANK, N.A. v. WELLS FARGO ASIA LTD. (1990)

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CITIBANK, N.A. v. WELLS FARGO ASIA LTD.
Term: 1989
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1990
Decided: May 29, 1990
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanAnthony KennedyThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaByron White
Concurring
William Rehnquist
Dissenting
John Paul Stevens

CITIBANK, N.A. v. WELLS FARGO ASIA LTD. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1990. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1990.

In an 8-1 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 York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 495 U.S. 660
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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 liberal.

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