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SOCIETY FOR SAVINGS v. BOWERS

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Case Basics

Docket No.

204

Appellee

Bowers

Appellant

Society For Savings

Consolidation

No. 220

Decided By

Warren Court (1955-1956)

Opinion

349 U.S. 143 (1955)

Argued

Monday, March 28, 1955

Decided

Monday, May 16, 1955

Term:

1950-1959
- 1954

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

Decision: 8 votes for Society For Savings, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 6, Section 2: Supremacy Clause

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SOCIETY FOR SAVINGS v. BOWERS. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 28 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1954/1954_204>.

SOCIETY FOR SAVINGS v. BOWERS, The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1954/1954_204 (last visited April 28, 2013).

"SOCIETY FOR SAVINGS v. BOWERS," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 28, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1954/1954_204.