LOUISVILLE TRUST COMPANY v. COMINGOR (1902)

LOUISVILLE TRUST COMPANY v. COMINGOR
	Term: 1901
Important Dates
	Argued: November 13, 1901
	Decided: January 27, 1902
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • Joseph McKenna • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • George Shiras • Edward Douglass White
Dissenting
	John Marshall Harlan

LOUISVILLE TRUST COMPANY v. COMINGOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 27, 1902. The case was argued before the court on November 13, 1901.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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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: 184 U.S. 18
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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