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

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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 BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis 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.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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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.

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