WENGLER v. DRUGGISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. et al. (1980) - Ballotpedia

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WENGLER v. DRUGGISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. et al.

Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: February 25, 1980
Decided: April 22, 1980
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William Rehnquist

WENGLER v. DRUGGISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 1980. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1980.

In an 8-1 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 Missouri State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
Petitioner: Husband, or ex-husband
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 446 U.S. 142
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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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External links

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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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