COLUMBIA AND PUGET SOUND RAILROAD COMPANY v. HAWTHORNE (1892)

COLUMBIA AND PUGET SOUND RAILROAD COMPANY v. HAWTHORNE
	Term: 1891
Important Dates
	Argued: March 24, 1892
	Decided: April 4, 1892
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

COLUMBIA AND PUGET SOUND RAILROAD COMPANY v. HAWTHORNE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 4, 1892. The case was argued before the court on March 24, 1892.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Washington Territorial Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 144 U.S. 202
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: Horace Gray

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