IVANHOE BUILDING & LOAN ASSN. v. ORR, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY (1935)

IVANHOE BUILDING & LOAN ASSN. v. ORR, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY
	Term: 1934
Important Dates
	Argued: April 5, 1935
	Decided: April 29, 1935
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

IVANHOE BUILDING & LOAN ASSN. v. ORR, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1935. The case was argued before the court on April 5, 1935.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey 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: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 295 U.S. 243
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
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.