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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY v. MICHIGAN RAILROAD COMMISSION (1913)

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GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY v. MICHIGAN RAILROAD COMMISSION
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: October 23, 1913
Decided: December 8, 1913
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY v. MICHIGAN RAILROAD COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 8, 1913. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1913.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Michigan
  • Citation: 231 U.S. 457
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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.

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