Kaiser Aetna v. United States

444 U.S. 164 · Decided December 4, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Kaiser Aetna v. United States was decided on December 4, 1979 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area.

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Kaiser Aetna et al. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1979-010, docket 1979-010-01.

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