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INTERSTATE CONSOLIDATED STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (1907)

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INTERSTATE CONSOLIDATED STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Term: 1907
Important Dates
Argued: October 15, 1907
Decided: November 4, 1907
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White
Concurring
John Marshall Harlan

INTERSTATE CONSOLIDATED STREET RAILWAY COMPANY v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 4, 1907. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1907.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Juveniles (cf. rights of illegitimates)
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Massachusetts
  • Citation: 207 U.S. 79
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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