MARINE BANK v. WEAVER ET UX. (1982)

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MARINE BANK v. WEAVER ET UX.
Term: 1981
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1982
Decided: March 8, 1982
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White

MARINE BANK v. WEAVER ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1982. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1982.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 455 U.S. 551
  • 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: Warren Burger

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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