FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OTTAWA v. CONVERSE (1906)

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OTTAWA v. CONVERSE
	Term: 1905
Important Dates
	Argued: January 25, 1906
	Decided: February 19, 1906
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Henry Billings Brown • William Rufus Day • Melville Weston Fuller • John Marshall Harlan • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • Edward Douglass White
Dissenting
	David Josiah Brewer

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OTTAWA v. CONVERSE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1906. The case was argued before the court on January 25, 1906.

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 Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 200 U.S. 425
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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