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Aronson Vs. Quick Point Pencil Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-28-1979
Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co. - 440 U.S. 257 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co., 440 U.S. 257 (1979) Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co. No. 77-1413 Argued December 6, 1978 Decided February 28, 1979 440 U.S. 257 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner entered into a contract with respondent whereby, in return for the exclusive right to make and sell a keyholder designed by petitioner for which a patent application was pending, respondent agreed to pay petitioner a royalty of 5% of the selling price. If the patent was not allowed within five years, the royalty was to be reduced to 2 1/2% of sales. The patent was not allowed within five years, whereupon respondent accordingly reduced the royalty to 2 1/2%. Subsequently, the patent application was rejected. After respondent had paid petitioner royalties for a number of years following rejection of the patent application, it brought an action in Dist...
Group Life and Health Ins. Co. Vs. Royal Drug Co., Inc.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-27-1979
Group Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Royal Drug Co., Inc. - 440 U.S. 205 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Group Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Royal Drug Co., Inc., 440 U.S. 205 (1979) Group Life & Health Insurance Co. v. Royal Drug Co., Inc. No. 77-952 Argued October 11, 1978 Decided February 27, 1979 440 U.S. 205 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Petitioner Blue Shield, a Texas insurance company, offers policies that entitle the insured to obtain prescription drugs. The insured may obtain the drugs from a pharmacy participating in a "Pharmacy Agreement" with Blue Shield (in which case the insured must pay only $2 for every prescription drug, with the remainder of the cost being paid directly by Blue Shield to the participating pharmacy) or from a nonparticipating pharmacy (in which case the insured pays the full price and may be reimbursed by Blue Shield for 75% of the difference between that price and $2.) Blue Shield offered to enter into a ...
Harrah Indep. Sch. Dist. Vs. Martin
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-26-1979
Harrah Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Martin - 440 U.S. 194 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Harrah Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Martin, 440 U.S. 194 (1979) Harrah Independent School District v. Martin No. 78-443 Decided February 26, 1979 440 U.S. 194 ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent, a tenured teacher, was denied salary increases during the 1972-1974 school years because of her refusal to comply with the School Board's continuing education requirement, which was incorporated by reference into her employment contract. After the Oklahoma Legislature enacted a law mandating certain salary raises for teachers regardless of their compliance with the continuing education policy, the School Board notified respondent that her contract would not be renewed for the 1974-1975 school year unless she enrolled in the required continuing education courses. When respondent refused to comply, the School Board found that her persistent...
United States Vs. Bodcaw Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-26-1979
United States v. Bodcaw Co. - 440 U.S. 202 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court United States v. Bodcaw Co., 440 U.S. 202 (1979) United States v. Bodcaw Co. No. 78-551 Decided February 26, 1979 440 U.S. 202 ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Respondent property owner's expenses in securing appraisals of the land involved in the United States' easement condemnation action held not to constitute part of the "just compensation" required by the Fifth Amendment for the taking of private property for public use. Since this litigation no more than reflects the rather typical situation where the landowner is dissatisfied with the Government's valuation, the case does not qualify as an exception to the general rule that indirect costs to the property owner caused by the taking of his land are generally not part of the just compensation to which he is constitutionally entitled. Certiorari granted 574 F.2d 238, reversed and rem...
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Inc. Vs. Ftc
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1979
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. FTC - 440 U.S. 69 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. FTC, 440 U.S. 69 (1979) Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission No. 77-654 Argued December 4, 1978 Decided February 22, 1979 440 U.S. 69 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Syllabus Section 2(a) of the Clayton Act, as amended by the Robinson-Patman Act, prohibits price discrimination by sellers, but under 2(b), the seller may rebut a prima facie case of price discrimination by showing that his lower price was made in good faith to meet a competitor's equally low price. Section 2(f) makes it unlawful "for any person engaged in commerce, in the course of such commerce, knowingly to induce or receive a discrimination in price which is prohibited by this section." Petitioner, in an effort to achieve cost savings, entered into an agreement with its longtime supplier, Borden Co., under w...
Ferc Vs. Shell Oil Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1979
FERC v. SHELL OIL CO. - 440 U.S. 192 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court FERC v. SHELL OIL CO., 440 U.S. 192 (1979) 440 U.S. 192 FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION v. SHELL OIL CO. ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 77-1652. Argued January 15, 1979 Decided February 22, 1979 * [ Footnote * ] Together with No. 77-1654, Consumer Energy Council of America v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also on certiorari to the same court. 566 F.2d 536 , affirmed by an equally divided Court. Howard E. Shapiro argued the cause for petitioner in No. 77-1652 and respondent in No. 77-1654. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Deputy Solicitor General Barnett, Richard A. Allen, and M. Frazier King, Jr. Charles E. Hill argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner in No. 77-1654. Thomas G. Johnson argued the cause for respondents in No. 77-1652. With him on the brief were David G. Stevenson, David M. Whitney, W. O. Strong III, ...
California Vs. Arizona
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1979
California v. Arizona - 440 U.S. 59 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court California v. Arizona, 440 U.S. 59 (1979) California v. Arizona No. 78, Orig. Argued January 9, 1979 Decided February 22, 1979 440 U.S. 59 ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A BILL OF COMPLAINT Syllabus To resolve a dispute over the ownership of certain lands, California seeks to invoke this Court's original jurisdiction in an action to quiet title against Arizona and the United States, both of which contend that the United States has not consents to be a defendant and that therefore California's motion for leave to file a bill of complaint must be denied. Title 28 U.S.C. 209a(a) permits the United States to be named as a defendant in an action to adjudicate a disputed title to real property in which the United States claims an interest other than a security interest or water rights; and 28 U.S.C. 1346(f) gives the federal district courts "exclusive original jurisdiction" of actions under 2409a to quiet title to real ...
illinois State Bd. of Elections Vs. Socialist Workers Party
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1979
Illinois State Bd. of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party - 440 U.S. 173 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Illinois State Bd. of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party, 440 U.S. 173 (1979) Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party No. 77-1248 Argued November 6, 1978 Decided February 22, 1979 440 U.S. 173 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus Under the Illinois Election Code, new political parties and independent candidates must obtain the signatures of 25,000 qualified voters in order to appear on the ballot in statewide elections. However, the minimum number of signatures required in elections for offices of political subdivisions of the State is 5% of the number of persons who voted at the previous election for such offices. Application of these provisions to a special mayoral election in Chicago produced the result that a new party or independent candidate needed substantially more signatures than would be needed for bal...
Miller Vs. Youakim
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1979
Miller v. Youakim - 440 U.S. 125 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Miller v. Youakim, 440 U.S. 125 (1979) Miller v. Youakim No. 77-742 Argued October 30, 1978 Decided February 22, 1979 440 U.S. 125 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT Syllabus In administering its Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care program (AFDC-FC), Illinois distinguishes between children who reside with relatives and those who do not. Children placed in unrelated foster homes qualify for the AFDC-FC program, which provides greater monthly payments than the basic AFDC program. But children who are placed in relatives' homes may participate only in the basic AFDC program, because the State defines the term "foster family home" as a facility for children unrelated to the operator. Section 408(a) of the Social Security Act establishes certain conditions of AFDC-FC eligibility, among which is the requirement that the child be placed in "a foster family home." This ter...
Vance Vs. Bradley
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-1979
Vance v. Bradley - 440 U.S. 93 (1979) U.S. Supreme Court Vance v. Bradley, 440 U.S. 93 (1979) Vance v. Bradley No. 77-1254 Argued November 27, 1978 Decided February 22, 1979 440 U.S. 93 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Syllabus Section 632 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, which requires persons covered by the Foreign Service retirement system to retire at age 60, though no mandatory retirement age is established for Civil Service employees, including those who serve abroad, held not to violate the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Pp. 440 U. S. 95 -112. (a) The standard of rationality, rather than strict scrutiny, is to be used in determining whether this statute violates equal protection. Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia, 427 U. S. 307 . Pp. 440 U. S. 96 -97. (b) Congress has recognized the distinctive requirements associated with the conduct of the country's foreign ...
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