STUDLEY, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF COLLVER TOURS COMPANY v. BOYLSTON NATIONAL BANK (1913)

STUDLEY, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF COLLVER TOURS COMPANY v. BOYLSTON NATIONAL BANK
	Term: 1912
Important Dates
	Argued: April 14, 1913
	Decided: June 9, 1913
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

STUDLEY, TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY OF COLLVER TOURS COMPANY v. BOYLSTON NATIONAL BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1913. The case was argued before the court on April 14, 1913.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts 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: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 229 U.S. 523
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Rucker Lamar

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.