CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. et al. v. ALAMEDA COUNTY et al. (1932)

CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. et al. v. ALAMEDA COUNTY et al.
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: January 7, 1932
	Decided: February 15, 1932
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. et al. v. ALAMEDA COUNTY et al. 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 7, 1932.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: California
Citation: 284 U.S. 463
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: George Sutherland

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.