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NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE v. DOWNIE, TRUSTEE (1910)

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NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE v. DOWNIE, TRUSTEE
Term: 1910
Important Dates
Argued: November 3, 1910
Decided: November 28, 1910
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
William Rufus DayJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaEdward Douglass White

NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE v. DOWNIE, TRUSTEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 28, 1910. The case was argued before the court on November 3, 1910.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington Western U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 218 U.S. 345
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall Harlan

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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