Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View et al.

Decided June 9, 1969. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 130 · 395 U.S. 337 (1969) · Cited 1,797 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Adamson v. California · 332 U.S. 46 (1947)
• Ewing v. Mytinger & Casselberry, Inc. · 339 U.S. 594 (1950)
• Fahey v. Mallonee · 332 U.S. 245 (1947)
• Rochin v. California · 342 U.S. 165 (1952)
• Bowles v. Willingham · 321 U.S. 503 (1944)
• Schroeder v. City of New York · 371 U.S. 208 (1962)
• Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor · 312 U.S. 126 (1941)
• Londoner v. City and County of Denver · 210 U.S. 373 (1908)
• Harris v. Balk · 198 U.S. 215 (1905)
• Coe v. Armour Fertilizer Works · 237 U.S. 413 (1915)
• Green v. Frazier · 253 U.S. 233 (1920)
• Jackman v. Rosenbaum Co. · 260 U.S. 22 (1922)
• Huron Holding Corp. v. Lincoln Mine Operating Co. · 312 U.S. 183 (1941)
• Coffin Brothers & Co. v. Bennett · 277 U.S. 29 (1928)

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• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
• North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc. · 419 U.S. 601 (1975)
• Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Connecticut v. Doehr · 501 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · 457 U.S. 922 (1982)
• Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
• Goss v. Lopez · 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
• United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa County · 415 U.S. 250 (1974)
• Fusari v. Steinberg · 419 U.S. 379 (1975)
• James v. Strange · 407 U.S. 128 (1972)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · 470 U.S. 532 (1985)
• Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
• Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
• Davis v. Scherer · 468 U.S. 183 (1984)
• Wisconsin v. Constantineau · 400 U.S. 433 (1971)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. · 500 U.S. 614 (1991)
• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. · 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
• McGautha v. California · 402 U.S. 183 (1971)
• Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co. · 467 U.S. 947 (1984)

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