MEADOWS v. IRVING TRUST CO., TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, et al. (1937)

MEADOWS v. IRVING TRUST CO., TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, et al.
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: December 15, 1936
	Decided: January 4, 1937
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

MEADOWS v. IRVING TRUST CO., TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1937. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1936.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern 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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 299 U.S. 464
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: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.