Legal Opinion
Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Brown
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 15, 1985No. Civ. H 84-1009 (JAC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
The question presented by this case is whether provisions of a Connecticut statute regulating the banking activities of holding companies and their subsidiaries violate the Commerce Clause or the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution. The provisions at issue are Sections 2(b), 2(c) and 2(d) of Connecticut Public Act 84-329 (the “Act”) codified in C.G.S. § 36-5a(b), (c), (d). 1
The plaintiffs in this action are Sears, Roebuck and Co. (“Sears”), a New York corporation with its headquarters in Chicago, and…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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