DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD CO. et al. v. TERTE, JUDGE (1932)

DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD CO. et al. v. TERTE, JUDGE
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: November 24, 1931
	Decided: January 4, 1932
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD CO. et al. v. TERTE, JUDGE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1932. The case was argued before the court on November 24, 1931.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Missouri State Supreme 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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 284 U.S. 284
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.