MCNAIR, RECEIVER, v. KNOTT, TREASURER OF FLORIDA, et al. (1937) - Ballotpedia

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MCNAIR, RECEIVER, v. KNOTT, TREASURER OF FLORIDA, et al.

Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: November 10, 1937
Decided: December 13, 1937
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland
Concurring
James Clark McReynolds

MCNAIR, RECEIVER, v. KNOTT, TREASURER OF FLORIDA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 13, 1937. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1937.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Florida
Citation: 302 U.S. 369
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: Hugo Black

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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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