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GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. SUNBURST OIL & REFINING CO. (1932)

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GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. SUNBURST OIL & REFINING CO.
Term: 1932
Important Dates
Argued: November 11, 1932
Decided: December 5, 1932
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. SUNBURST OIL & REFINING CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 5, 1932. The case was argued before the court on November 11, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Montana State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 287 U.S. 358
  • 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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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.

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