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Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Wetzel

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-1245
Petitioner: 
Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.
Respondent: 
Wetzel
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
424 U.S. 737 (1976)
Argued: 
Monday, January 19, 1976
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 23, 1976
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts of Appeals

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The Oyez Project, Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Wetzel , 424 U.S. 737 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_1245)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Wetzel, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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Burger
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Stewart
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White
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Marshall
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Blackmun
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Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
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Stevens

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