William Barnhill v. Elliot Johnson, Trustee
Decided March 25, 1992. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 91-159 · 503 U.S. 393 (1992) · Cited 682 times
Holding
For the purposes of § 547(b), a transfer made by check is deemed to occur on the date the check is honored.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- McKenzie v. Irving Trust Co. · 323 U.S. 365 (1945)
- Butner v. United States · 440 U.S. 48 (1979)
- Toibb v. Radloff · 501 U.S. 157 (1991)
- Union Bank v. Wolas · 502 U.S. 151 (1991)
- Sullivan v. Stroop · 496 U.S. 478 (1990)
- Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner · 429 U.S. 569 (1977)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc. · 552 U.S. 248 (2008)
- Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co. · 505 U.S. 469 (1992)
- Ratzlaf v. United States · 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
- Nobelman v. American Savings Bank · 508 U.S. 324 (1993)
Official text
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