FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO. v. CENANCE et al. (1981) - Ballotpedia

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FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO. v. CENANCE et al.

Term: 1980
Important Dates
Decided: June 1, 1981
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
Thurgood Marshall

FORD MOTOR CREDIT CO. v. CENANCE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1981.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 452 U.S. 155
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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