WILLIAM FIELD AND NORINNE FIELD v. PHILIP W. MANS (1995)

WILLIAM FIELD AND NORINNE FIELD v. PHILIP W. MANS
	Term: 1995
Important Dates
	Argued: October 2, 1995
	Decided: November 28, 1995
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Antonin Scalia

WILLIAM FIELD AND NORINNE FIELD v. PHILIP W. MANS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 28, 1995. The case was argued before the court on October 2, 1995.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New Hampshire 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: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Debtor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 516 U.S. 59
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Souter

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.