PALMER et al., TRUSTEES, v. MASSACHUSETTS (1939) - Ballotpedia

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PALMER et al., TRUSTEES, v. MASSACHUSETTS

Term: 1939
Important Dates
Argued: October 11, 1939
Decided: November 6, 1939
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

PALMER et al., TRUSTEES, v. MASSACHUSETTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 6, 1939. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 1939.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Massachusetts
Citation: 308 U.S. 79
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: Felix Frankfurter

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.

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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