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Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.

137 S. Ct. 973 · Decided March 22, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. was decided on March 22, 2017 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer 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
137 S. Ct. 973 · 197 L. Ed. 2d 398 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2024
Docket number
15-649
Decided
March 22, 2017
Argued
December 7, 2016
Court era
Roberts Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–2
Majority opinion
Stephen G. Breyer
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Bankruptcy
Legal provision
Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

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Full case caption

Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.

SCDB identifiers: case 2016-008, docket 2016-008-01.

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