Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Joanne Pope

485 U.S. 478 · Decided April 19, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Joanne Pope was decided on April 19, 1988 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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Full case caption

Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Joanne Pope, Executrix of the Estate of H. Everett Pope, Jr., Deceased

SCDB identifiers: case 1987-062, docket 1987-062-01.

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