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BUFFUM, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. PETER BARCELOUX CO. (1933)

| BUFFUM, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. PETER BARCELOUX CO. |
|---|
| Term: 1932 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 20, 1933 |
| Decided: April 10, 1933 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| 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 |
BUFFUM, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. PETER BARCELOUX CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 10, 1933. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1933.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
- Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Business, corporation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 289 U.S. 227
- 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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo
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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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