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FULLERTON-KRUEGER LUMBER COMPANY v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. (1925)

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FULLERTON-KRUEGER LUMBER COMPANY v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. |
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Term: 1924 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 12, 1924 |
Decided: January 5, 1925 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
FULLERTON-KRUEGER LUMBER COMPANY v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 5, 1925. The case was argued before the court on December 12, 1924.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
- Petitioner: Forest products, lumber, or logging company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 266 U.S. 435
- 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: William Howard Taft
- 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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