NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. v. ROBERT T. DARDEN (1992)

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. v. ROBERT T. DARDEN
	Term: 1991
Important Dates
	Argued: January 21, 1992
	Decided: March 24, 1992
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas • Byron White

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et al. v. ROBERT T. DARDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1992. The case was argued before the court on January 21, 1992.

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 North Carolina Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (cf. union trust funds)
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 503 U.S. 318
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: David Souter

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.