STRATON et al. v. NEW, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, et al. (1931)

STRATON et al. v. NEW, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, et al.
	Term: 1930
Important Dates
	Argued: March 3, 1931
	Decided: April 20, 1931
Outcome
	Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

STRATON et al. v. NEW, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1931. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1931.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 283 U.S. 318
How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
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.