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Associates Commercial Corporation v. Elray Rash et Ux.

520 U.S. 953 · Decided June 16, 1997 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Associates Commercial Corporation v. Elray Rash et Ux. was decided on June 16, 1997 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Bankruptcy” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
520 U.S. 953 · 117 S. Ct. 1879 · 138 L. Ed. 2d 148 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3688
Docket number
96-454
Decided
June 16, 1997
Argued
April 16, 1997
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
8–1
Majority opinion
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Opinion assigned by
William H. Rehnquist
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Bankruptcy
Legal provision
Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
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Full case caption

Associates Commercial Corporation v. Elray Rash et Ux.

SCDB identifiers: case 1996-073, docket 1996-073-01.

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