Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View
395 U.S. 337 · Decided June 9, 1969 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View was decided on June 9, 1969 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Debtors' rights” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 395 U.S. 337 · 89 S. Ct. 1820 · 23 L. Ed. 2d 349 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1365
- Docket number
- 130
- Decided
- June 9, 1969
- Argued
- April 24, 1969
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- William O. Douglas
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Debtors' rights
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
Full case caption
Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1968-119, docket 1968-119-01.
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