Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Washington v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
490 U.S. 1067
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1989-05-15
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
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Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 150 opinions
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.