PAGE, TRUSTEE, v. ARKANSAS NATURAL GAS CORP. (1932)

PAGE, TRUSTEE, v. ARKANSAS NATURAL GAS CORP.
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: April 25, 1932
	Decided: May 16, 1932
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

PAGE, TRUSTEE, v. ARKANSAS NATURAL GAS CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1932. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1932.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 286 U.S. 269
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 conservative.