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ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. CO. v. SAXON, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR (1932)

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ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. CO. v. SAXON, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR
Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: January 8, 1932
Decided: February 15, 1932
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. CO. v. SAXON, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 15, 1932. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1932.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas State Trial 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: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 284 U.S. 458
  • 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: James Clark McReynolds

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.

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