No. 22-1099

Barry Clarke v. Fine Housing, Inc.

Lower Court: South Carolina
Docketed: 2023-05-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: allied-structural-steel allied-structural-steel-co-v-spannaus art-i-sec-10 constitutional-law contract-impairment due-process obligation-of-contracts state-action state-supreme-court
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities
Latest Conference: 2023-06-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the South Carolina Supreme Court's invalidation of Petitioner's contract based on its sudden adoption of a universal rule of decision constitute an impairment of the obligation of contracts in contravention of Art. I, Sec. 10 of the Constitution of the United States and this Court's decision in Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, 438 U.S. 234 (1978)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the South Carolina Supreme Court’s invalidation of Petitioner’s contract based on its sudden adoption of a universal rule of decision constitute an impairment of the obligation of contracts in contravention of Art. I, Sec. 10 of the Constitution of the United States and this Court’s decision in Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, 438 U.S. 234 (1978)?

Docket Entries

2023-06-05
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
2023-05-12
Waiver of right of respondent Fine Hous., Inc. to respond filed.
2023-05-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 9, 2023)

Attorneys

Barry Clarke
Thomas R. GoldsteinBelk, Cobb, et al., Petitioner
Thomas R. GoldsteinBelk, Cobb, et al., Petitioner
Fine Hous., Inc.
Martin A. SternAdams & Reese, Respondent
Martin A. SternAdams & Reese, Respondent