CITIZENS BANKING COMPANY v. RAVENNA NATIONAL BANK (1914)

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CITIZENS BANKING COMPANY v. RAVENNA NATIONAL BANK
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: March 16, 1914
Decided: June 8, 1914
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

CITIZENS BANKING COMPANY v. RAVENNA NATIONAL BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1914. The case was argued before the court on March 16, 1914.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Ohio Northern 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: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 234 U.S. 360
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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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