LOWDEN et al., TRUSTEES, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. (1936)

LOWDEN et al., TRUSTEES, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO.
	Term: 1935
Important Dates
	Argued: April 3, 1936
	Decided: April 27, 1936
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
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

LOWDEN et al., TRUSTEES, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 27, 1936. The case was argued before the court on April 3, 1936.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: certification (cf. objection to reason for denial of certiorari or appeal)
Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 298 U.S. 160
How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
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

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.