WILLIS v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (1972) - Ballotpedia

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WILLIS v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Term: 1971
Important Dates
Argued: February 28, 1972
Decided: March 20, 1972
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-4
Equally divided vote
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

WILLIS v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1972. The case was argued before the court on February 28, 1972.

In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Illegitimates, rights of (cf. juveniles): typically inheritance and survivor's benefits, and paternity suits
Petitioner: Child, children, including adopted or illegitimate
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 405 U.S. 318
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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