Gotthilf v. Sills (1963)
- Docket
- 50
- Decided
- 1963-01-01
- Category
- General
Summary
Question: Does the New York statute authorizing arrest to enforce collection of debt violate the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Conclusion: No answer. In a per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. The Court explained that it did not have jurisdiction because the original order was not a final judgment. Justice William O. Douglas dissented, writing that the majority’s result was unexpected and causes irreparable injury to Gotthilf because it is too late for him to appeal through the proper channels.