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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY (1892)

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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY
Term: 1891
Important Dates
Argued: March 17, 1892
Decided: May 16, 1892
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1892. The case was argued before the court on March 17, 1892.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: Railroad
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 145 U.S. 263
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Henry Billings Brown

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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