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U.S. IND./FED. SHEET METAL, INC. v. DIRECTOR, OWCP

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Case Basics

Docket No.

80-518

Petitioner

U.S. Ind./Fed. Sheet Metal, Inc.

Respondent

Director, Owcp

Decided By

Burger Court (1981-1986)

Opinion

455 U.S. 608 (1982)

Argued

Tuesday, October 6, 1981

Decided

Tuesday, March 23, 1982

Term:

1980-1989
- 1981

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

U.S. Ind./Fed. Sheet Metal, Inc. v. Director, Owcp - Oral Argument

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U.S. Ind./Fed. Sheet Metal, Inc. v. Director, Owcp - Opinion Announcement

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Conclusion

Decision: 6 votes for U.S. Ind./Fed. Sheet Metal, Inc., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Longshoremen and Harbor Workers' Compensation

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U.S. IND./FED. SHEET METAL, INC. v. DIRECTOR, OWCP. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_518#opinion>.

U.S. IND./FED. SHEET METAL, INC. v. DIRECTOR, OWCP, The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_518#opinion (last visited April 27, 2013).

"U.S. IND./FED. SHEET METAL, INC. v. DIRECTOR, OWCP," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 27, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_518#opinion.