LOUGHRAN v. LOUGHRAN et al., TRUSTEE (1934)

LOUGHRAN v. LOUGHRAN et al., TRUSTEE
	Term: 1933
Important Dates
	Argued: March 7, 1934
	Decided: April 30, 1934
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

LOUGHRAN v. LOUGHRAN et al., TRUSTEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1934. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1934.

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 Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 292 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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 liberal.