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P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. Ford

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Peter Buscemi (pro hac vice)
E. D. Vickery (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-425
Petitioner: 
P. C. Pfeiffer Co.
Respondent: 
Ford
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
444 U.S. 69 (1979)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Reargued: 
Monday, October 1, 1979
Decided: 
Tuesday, November 27, 1979
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Nongovernmental Liability

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The Oyez Project, P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. Ford , 444 U.S. 69 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_78_425)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Ford, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Longshoremen and Harbor Workers' Compensation

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Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.