AWOTIN v. ATLAS EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO (1935)

| AWOTIN v. ATLAS EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO |
|---|
| Term: 1934 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 10, 1935 |
| Decided: April 29, 1935 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter |
AWOTIN v. ATLAS EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1935. The case was argued before the court on April 10, 1935.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
- Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 295 U.S. 209
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as unspecifiable.
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