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BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD v. ARMBURG (1932)

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BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD v. ARMBURG
Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: February 24, 1932
Decided: March 14, 1932
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD v. ARMBURG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1932. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1932.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts State Trial Court.

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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: 285 U.S. 234
  • 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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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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