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CHAPMAN, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF MCCOY, v. BOWEN (1907)

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CHAPMAN, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF MCCOY, v. BOWEN
Term: 1907
Important Dates
Decided: November 11, 1907
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaWilliam Henry MoodyRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

CHAPMAN, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF MCCOY, v. BOWEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1907.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

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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: 207 U.S. 89
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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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