MAYNARD, ADMINISTRATOR, v. ELLIOTT, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY (1931)

MAYNARD, ADMINISTRATOR, v. ELLIOTT, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY
	Term: 1930
Important Dates
	Argued: March 12, 1931
	Decided: April 13, 1931
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

MAYNARD, ADMINISTRATOR, v. ELLIOTT, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 13, 1931. The case was argued before the court on March 12, 1931.

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 Kentucky 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: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 283 U.S. 273
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: 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.