WORCESTER COUNTY TRUST CO. v. RILEY, CONTROLLER OF CALIFORNIA, et al. (1937)

WORCESTER COUNTY TRUST CO. v. RILEY, CONTROLLER OF CALIFORNIA, et al.
	Term: 1937
Important Dates
	Argued: November 15, 1937
	Decided: December 6, 1937
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland

WORCESTER COUNTY TRUST CO. v. RILEY, CONTROLLER OF CALIFORNIA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1937. The case was argued before the court on November 15, 1937.

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: Judicial Power - judicial administration: interpleader
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: California
Citation: 302 U.S. 292
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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.