RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION v. BANKERS TRUST CO., TRUSTEE (1943)

RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION v. BANKERS TRUST CO., TRUSTEE
	Term: 1942
Important Dates
	Argued: January 8, 1943
	Decided: February 8, 1943
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
	Hugo Black • William Douglas

RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION v. BANKERS TRUST CO., TRUSTEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 8, 1943. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1943.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
Petitioner: Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 318 U.S. 163
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
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.