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Underwriters Assur. Co. v. N.C. Guaranty Assn.

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Theodore R. Boehm (on behalf of the Petitioner)
William S. Patterson (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-1496
Petitioner: 
Underwriters Assur. Co.
Respondent: 
N.C. Guaranty Assn.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
455 U.S. 691 (1982)
Argued: 
Monday, November 9, 1981
Decided: 
Wednesday, March 24, 1982
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Court of Claims

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Underwriters Assur. Co. v. N.C. Guaranty Assn. , 455 U.S. 691 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_1496)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Underwriters Assur. Co., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 4, Section 1: Full Faith and Credit Clause

Sort by Ideology

Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, joined White's concurrence
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority, joined White's concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall