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HARRIS, ADMINISTRATOR, v. ZION'S SAVINGS BANK & TRUST CO. (1943)

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HARRIS, ADMINISTRATOR, v. ZION'S SAVINGS BANK & TRUST CO.
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: December 17, 1942
Decided: January 11, 1943
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-3
Majority
Felix FrankfurterRobert JacksonStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFrank Murphy

HARRIS, ADMINISTRATOR, v. ZION'S SAVINGS BANK & TRUST CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 1943. The case was argued before the court on December 17, 1942.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Stone Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 317 U.S. 447
  • 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: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.

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