GERDES, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF LUSTGARTEN, BANKRUPT, v. LUSTGARTEN (1924)

GERDES, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF LUSTGARTEN, BANKRUPT, v. LUSTGARTEN
	Term: 1924
Important Dates
	Decided: November 24, 1924
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

GERDES, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF LUSTGARTEN, BANKRUPT, v. LUSTGARTEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 24, 1924.

In a 9-0 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 New York Southern 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: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 266 U.S. 321
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: Edward Terry Sanford

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.