FISHER, RECEIVER, v. WHITON, EXECUTRIX, et al. (1942) - Ballotpedia

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FISHER, RECEIVER, v. WHITON, EXECUTRIX, et al.

Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: November 16, 1942
Decided: December 7, 1942
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

FISHER, RECEIVER, v. WHITON, EXECUTRIX, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1942. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1942.

In an 8-0 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 Tennessee State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 317 U.S. 217
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Frank Murphy

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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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