LEWIS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. MANUFACTURERS NATIONAL BANK OF DETROIT (1961)

LEWIS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. MANUFACTURERS NATIONAL BANK OF DETROIT
	Term: 1960
Important Dates
	Argued: December 15, 1960
	Decided: January 9, 1961
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Concurring
	John Harlan II

LEWIS, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, v. MANUFACTURERS NATIONAL BANK OF DETROIT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1961. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1960.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Eastern 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: 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: 364 U.S. 603
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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.