YIATCHOS v. YIATCHOS, EXECUTRIX, et al. (1964)
YIATCHOS v. YIATCHOS, EXECUTRIX, et al. |
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Term: 1963 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 7, 1964 |
Decided: March 9, 1964 |
Outcome |
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Tom Clark • William Douglas |
YIATCHOS v. YIATCHOS, EXECUTRIX, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 9, 1964. The case was argued before the court on January 7, 1964.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: marital and family relationships and property, including obligation of child support
- Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Wife, or ex-wife
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 376 U.S. 306
- 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: Byron White
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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