CUMMINGS, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. DEUTSCHE BANK UND DISCONTOGESELLSCHAFT (1937)

CUMMINGS, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. DEUTSCHE BANK UND DISCONTOGESELLSCHAFT
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: January 4, 1937
	Decided: February 1, 1937
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

CUMMINGS, ATTORNEY GENERAL, et al. v. DEUTSCHE BANK UND DISCONTOGESELLSCHAFT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1937. The case was argued before the court on January 4, 1937.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
Petitioner: attorney general of the United States, or his office
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: foreign (non-American) nongovernmental entity
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 300 U.S. 115
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: Pierce Butler

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.