Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Lord
United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Lord, 59 L. Ed. 2d 462 (1979)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1979-02-21
- Topic
- general
finding no protected interest in water service where tenant had no contract with utility and could point to no Illinois law providing tenant "with a legitimate claim of entitlement to water service” | finding no protected interest in water service where tenant had no contract with utility and could point to no Illinois law providing tenant "with a legitimate claim of entitlement to water service" | SEC need not prove intentional conduct or “scienter,” in sense of conduct different from negligence, to establish primary liability for violation of § 13(d) reporting provision | the summary plan description must not mislead, misinform or fail to inform participant and beneficiaries of the plan | both upholding limitation of § 1402(g) exception to members of supportive sects | applying Monell to suits pending at time of decision | applying Monell to suits pending at time of decision | plaintiff need not proceed against the principal perpetrator
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C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.