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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1931)

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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1930
Important Dates
Argued: January 16, 1931
Decided: February 25, 1931
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1931. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1931.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Western U.S. District 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: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 282 U.S. 760
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Charles Evans Hughes

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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