Green Tree Financial Corp.-Ala. v. Randolph

Green Tree Financial Corp.-Ala. v. Randolph
Argued October 3, 2000
Decided December 11, 2000
Full case nameGreen Tree Financial Corporation - Alabama and Green Tree Financial Corporation v. Larketta Randolph
Docket no.99-1235
Citations531 U.S. 79 (more)
121 S. Ct. 513; 148 L. Ed. 2d 373
Case history
PriorRandolph v. Green Tree Financial Corp., 991 F. Supp. 1410 (M.D. Ala. 1997); reversed, 178 F.3d 1149 (11th Cir. 1999); cert. granted, 529 U.S. 1052 (2000).
Subsequent244 F.3d 814 (11th Cir. 2001)
Holding
(1) An order compelling arbitration pursuant to an agreement is a "final decision with respect to arbitration" (2) An arbitration agreement that is silent on arbitration costs and fees is enforceable
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas; Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer (in part)
Concur/dissentGinsburg, joined by Stevens, Souter; Breyer (in part)
Laws applied
Federal Arbitration Act

Green Tree Financial Corp-Ala. v. Randolph, 531 U.S. 79 (2000), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court. The case dealt with the enforceability of arbitration agreements that did not discuss the cost of the arbitration itself and with the finality of certain arbitration decisions.