BANKERS TRUST COMPANY v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY (1916)

BANKERS TRUST COMPANY v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
	Term: 1915
Important Dates
	Argued: April 12, 1916
	Decided: May 22, 1916
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

BANKERS TRUST COMPANY v. TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1916. The case was argued before the court on April 12, 1916.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 241 U.S. 295
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Willis Van Devanter

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 conservative.