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MANGUS et al. v. MILLER (1942)
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| MANGUS et al. v. MILLER |
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| Term: 1942 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 17, 1942 |
| Decided: December 7, 1942 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
MANGUS et al. v. MILLER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1942. The case was argued before the court on November 17, 1942.
In an 8-0 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 Utah 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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 317 U.S. 178
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone
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.
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