Soldal v. Cook County

Petitioner

Edward Soldal et ux.

Respondent

Cook County, Illinois, et al.

Petitioner's Claim

The seizure and removal of their mobile home by a property manager, overseen by police officers, was a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner

John L. Stainthorp

Chief Lawyer for Respondent

Kenneth L. Gillis

Justices for the Court

Stephen Breyer, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting

None

Place

Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision

8 December 1992

Decision

The Fourth Amendment protects persons from deprivations of property such as the one that occurred in this case.

Related Cases

• Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden, 387 U.S. 294 (1967).
• Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967).
• United States v. Place, 462 U.S. 696 (1983).
• United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109 (1984).

Sources

Levy, Leonard W., ed. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. New York: Macmillan, 1986.

Further Readings

• New York Times, December 9, 1992.
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law. St. Paul: West Group, 1998.