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CARLOTA BENITEZ SAMPAYO v. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (1941)

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CARLOTA BENITEZ SAMPAYO v. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
Term: 1940
Important Dates
Decided: May 12, 1941
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterCharles Evans HughesFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus Roberts

CARLOTA BENITEZ SAMPAYO v. BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 12, 1941.

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 Puerto Rico U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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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: 313 U.S. 270
  • 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: Frank Murphy

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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