LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. WETZEL et al. (1976) - Ballotpedia

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LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. WETZEL et al.

Term: 1975
Important Dates
Argued: January 19, 1976
Decided: March 23, 1976
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. v. WETZEL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1976. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1976.

In an 8-0 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 Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Female employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 424 U.S. 737
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: William Rehnquist

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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