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EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE, v. ROCHLING et al. (1927)

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EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE, v. ROCHLING et al.
Term: 1927
Important Dates
Argued: October 14, 1927
Decided: November 21, 1927
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE, v. ROCHLING et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 21, 1927. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1927.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 275 U.S. 248
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.

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