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Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw

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Advocates
Bruce J. Ennis, Jr. (on behalf of the Appellee)
Theodore B. Olson (on behalf of the Appellant)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-1765
Appellee: 
Crenshaw
Appellant: 
Bankers Life & Casualty Co.
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
486 U.S. 71 (1988)
Argued: 
Monday, November 30, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, May 16, 1988
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Nongovernmental Liability

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The Oyez Project, Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw , 486 U.S. 71 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_85_1765)
(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 Crenshaw, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Equal Protection

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a regular concurrence
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Did not participate
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence, joined White's concurrence, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Scalia
Did not participate
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall