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Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd

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Advocates
Eric V. Benham (on behalf of the respondent)
Eugene W. Bell (on behalf of the petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1708
Petitioner: 
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
Respondent: 
Byrd
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
470 U.S. 213 (1985)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 4, 1984
Decided: 
Monday, March 4, 1985
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Arbitration

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The Oyez Project, Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd , 470 U.S. 213 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1708)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 9 U.S.C. 1

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Burger
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Brennan
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White
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Marshall
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Rehnquist
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O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall