KOKOSZKA v. BELFORD, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY (1974)

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KOKOSZKA v. BELFORD, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY
Term: 1973
Important Dates
Argued: April 22, 1974
Decided: June 19, 1974
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White

KOKOSZKA v. BELFORD, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 19, 1974. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1974.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 417 U.S. 642
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Warren Burger

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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