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MICHIGAN v. MICHIGAN TRUST CO., RECEIVER (1932)

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MICHIGAN v. MICHIGAN TRUST CO., RECEIVER
Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: April 19, 1932
Decided: May 16, 1932
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter
Dissenting
James Clark McReynolds

MICHIGAN v. MICHIGAN TRUST CO., RECEIVER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1932. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1932.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Western U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Michigan
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 286 U.S. 334
  • 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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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.

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