JENNINGS, RECEIVER, et al. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. (1935)

JENNINGS, RECEIVER, et al. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.
	Term: 1934
Important Dates
	Argued: January 16, 1935
	Decided: February 4, 1935
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
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

JENNINGS, RECEIVER, et al. v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 4, 1935. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1935.

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 Indiana Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
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: 294 U.S. 216
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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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