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Matter of Riggs, 214 U.S. 9 (1909)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Matter of Riggs, 214 U.S. 9 (1909)
In re Mary Hatch Riggs No. 11, Original Argued April 12, 1909 Decided May 17, 1909 214 U.S. 9
APPLICATION AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE GOODS, CHATTELS AND
CREDITS OE CLARKNCE B. RIGGS, DECEASED IN BEHALF OF HERSELF
AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS
AGAINST THE HONORABLES GEORGE C. HOLT AND CHARLES M. HOUGH,
JUDGES OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND AGAINST THE DISTRICT
COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Syllabus
Mandamus is not a proper substitute for a writ of error.
Where the bankruptcy court, in adjudicating a corporation a bankrupt, is called upon to decide, and does decide, a question of fact, or of mixed law and fact, that adjudication cannot be reviewed by proceedings in mandamus. In re Pollitz, 206 U.S. 323; In re Winn, 213 U.S. 458.
Where the evidence sustaining an application for an adjudication in bankruptcy is not disclosed, this Court will not assume that it was not sufficient.
Mandamus to the bankruptcy court to dismiss proceedings in bankruptcy against a corporation because the petition failed to show that the principal business of the bankrupt was trading, printing, publishing, mining, manufacturing or a mercantile pursuit, refused.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Matter of Riggs, 214 U.S. 9 (1909) in 214 U.S. 9 214 U.S. 12. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YGN25JN815J9TYP.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Matter of Riggs, 214 U.S. 9 (1909), in 214 U.S. 9, page 214 U.S. 12. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YGN25JN815J9TYP.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Matter of Riggs, 214 U.S. 9 (1909). cited in 1909, 214 U.S. 9, pp.214 U.S. 12. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YGN25JN815J9TYP.
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