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Leroy v. Great Western United Corp.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-759
Appellee: 
Great Western United Corp.
Appellant: 
Leroy
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
443 U.S. 173 (1979)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 26, 1979
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Venue

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The Oyez Project, Leroy v. Great Western United Corp. , 443 U.S. 173 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_78_759)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Leroy, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or the Williams Act

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens