CLARK, RECEIVER, v. WILLIARD et al., TRUSTEES, et al. (1934) - Ballotpedia

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CLARK, RECEIVER, v. WILLIARD et al., TRUSTEES, et al.

Term: 1933
Important Dates
Argued: February 15, 1934
Decided: April 2, 1934
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter
Dissenting
James Clark McReynolds

CLARK, RECEIVER, v. WILLIARD et al., TRUSTEES, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 2, 1934. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1934.

In an 8-1 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 Montana State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 292 U.S. 112
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 unspecifiable.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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