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United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.

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I. William Cohen (on behalf of the Respondent)
Lawrence G. Wallace (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-1043
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
489 U.S. 235 (1989)
Argued: 
Monday, October 31, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 22, 1989
Issues: 
Federal Taxation, Priority of Federal Fiscal Claims

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. , 489 U.S. 235 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1043)
(last visited Tuesday, October 20, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Act or Rules, or Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978

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Marshall
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Blackmun
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Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun