WHITNEY AND OTHERS, EXECUTORS, v. BUTLER, RECEIVER (1886)

WHITNEY AND OTHERS, EXECUTORS, v. BUTLER, RECEIVER
	Term: 1886
Important Dates
	Argued: October 12, 1886
	Decided: November 1, 1886
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller • Morrison Waite

WHITNEY AND OTHERS, EXECUTORS, v. BUTLER, RECEIVER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 1, 1886. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1886.

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 Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 118 U.S. 655
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall Harlan

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.