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ROYAL INDEMNITY CO. et al. v. AMERICAN BOND & MORTGAGE CO. (1933)

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ROYAL INDEMNITY CO. et al. v. AMERICAN BOND & MORTGAGE CO.
Term: 1932
Important Dates
Argued: March 21, 1933
Decided: April 10, 1933
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

ROYAL INDEMNITY CO. et al. v. AMERICAN BOND & MORTGAGE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 10, 1933. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1933.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: private or implied cause of action
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 289 U.S. 165
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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