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Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-335
Petitioner: 
Oppenheimer Fund, Inc.
Respondent: 
Sanders
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
437 U.S. 340 (1978)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 28, 1978
Decided: 
Monday, June 19, 1978
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders , 437 U.S. 340 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_77_335)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Oppenheimer Fund, Inc., 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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