KREITLEIN v. FERGER (1915)

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KREITLEIN v. FERGER
Term: 1914
Important Dates
Decided: June 1, 1915
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-2
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White
Dissenting
William Rufus DayJoseph McKenna

KREITLEIN v. FERGER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1915.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana State Trial 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: 238 U.S. 21
  • 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: 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.

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