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ALLIED STRUCTURAL STEEL CO. v. SPANNAUS

No. 77-747.

438 U.S. 234 (1978)

ALLIED STRUCTURAL STEEL CO. v. SPANNAUS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MINNESOTA, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George B. Christensen argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Chester W. Nosal and John R. Kenefick.

Byron E. Starns, Chief Deputy Attorney General of Minnesota, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Warren Spannaus, Attorney General, pro se, Richard B. Allyn, Solicitor General, and Kent G. Harbison, Richard A. Lockridge, and Jon K. Murphy, Special Assistant Attorneys General.*

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue in this case is whether the application of Minnesota's Private Pension Benefits Protection Act1 to the appellant violates the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution.

I

In 1974 appellant Allied Structural Steel Co. (company), a corporation with its principal place of business in Illinois, maintained an office in Minnesota with 30 employees. Under...

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