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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	ALETHA DEWSNUP v. LOUIS L. TIMM, et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 15, 1992
Date Argument	October 15, 1991
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	502 U.S. 410 112 S. Ct. 773 1992 U.S. LEXIS 375 116 L. Ed. 2d 903
Docket	90-741

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Utah U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Petitioner	bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent	creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Bankruptcy (except In The Context Of Priority Of Federal Fiscal Claims) FEDERAL STATUTE Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Act or Rules, or Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy dissent Scalia Souter justice did not participate Thomas

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SCDB ID

1991-027-01

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