Legal Opinion
Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Mass.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 2007No. 05-996PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court 1
549 U.S. ___ (2007)
ROBERT LOUIS MARRAMA, Petitioner
v.
CITIZENS BANK OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.
No. 05-996.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued November 6, 2006.
Decided February 21, 2007.
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT.
STEVENS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KENNEDY, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER, JJ., joined. ALITO, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which ROBERTS, C. J., and SCALIA and THOMAS, JJ., joined.
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