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SNIADACH v. FAMILY FINANCE CORP. OF BAY VIEW et al. (1969)

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SNIADACH v. FAMILY FINANCE CORP. OF BAY VIEW et al.
Term: 1968
Important Dates
Argued: April 24, 1969
Decided: June 9, 1969
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-1
Majority
William BrennanWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
Hugo Black

SNIADACH v. FAMILY FINANCE CORP. OF BAY VIEW et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1969. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1969.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
  • Petitioner: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 395 U.S. 337
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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 liberal.

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