ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF KENTUCKY (1927)

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF KENTUCKY
	Term: 1927
Important Dates
	Argued: October 4, 1927
	Decided: November 28, 1927
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF KENTUCKY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 28, 1927. The case was argued before the court on October 4, 1927.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Kentucky Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 275 U.S. 257
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Howard Taft

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