WAYNE UNITED GAS CO. v. OWENS-ILLINOIS GLASS CO. et al. (1937)

WAYNE UNITED GAS CO. v. OWENS-ILLINOIS GLASS CO. et al.
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: January 7, 1937
	Decided: February 1, 1937
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

WAYNE UNITED GAS CO. v. OWENS-ILLINOIS GLASS CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1937. The case was argued before the court on January 7, 1937.

In a 9-0 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 West Virginia Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
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: 300 U.S. 131
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 liberal.