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BERNARDS et al. v. JOHNSON et al. (1941)
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| BERNARDS et al. v. JOHNSON et al. |
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| Term: 1941 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 11, 1940 |
| Decided: November 10, 1941 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • James Byrnes • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
BERNARDS et al. v. JOHNSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 10, 1941. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1940.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
- Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 314 U.S. 19
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts
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.
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