CAREY v. DONOHUE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF HUMPHREYS (1916)

CAREY v. DONOHUE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF HUMPHREYS
	Term: 1915
Important Dates
	Argued: January 17, 1916
	Decided: March 13, 1916
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

CAREY v. DONOHUE, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF HUMPHREYS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1916. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1916.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Ohio Southern 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: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 240 U.S. 430
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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.