DEAN v. DAVIS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF JONES, et al. (1917)

DEAN v. DAVIS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF JONES, et al.
	Term: 1916
Important Dates
	Argued: November 6, 1916
	Decided: January 8, 1917
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

DEAN v. DAVIS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF JONES, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 1917. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 1916.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern 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: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 242 U.S. 438
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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 conservative.