CONRAD, RUBIN & LESSER v. PENDER, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY (1933)

CONRAD, RUBIN & LESSER v. PENDER, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY
	Term: 1932
Important Dates
	Argued: May 9, 1933
	Decided: May 29, 1933
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

CONRAD, RUBIN & LESSER v. PENDER, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1933. The case was argued before the court on May 9, 1933.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 289 U.S. 472
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: 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.