NEW YORK v. IRVING TRUST CO., TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY (1933)

NEW YORK v. IRVING TRUST CO., TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY
	Term: 1932
Important Dates
	Argued: January 13, 1933
	Decided: February 13, 1933
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

NEW YORK v. IRVING TRUST CO., TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1933. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 1933.

In a 9-0 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: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: New York
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 288 U.S. 329
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: James Clark McReynolds

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.