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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. C.H. ALBERS COMMISSION CO. (1912)

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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. C.H. ALBERS COMMISSION CO.
Term: 1911
Important Dates
Argued: October 26, 1911
Decided: February 26, 1912
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. C.H. ALBERS COMMISSION CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1912. The case was argued before the court on October 26, 1911.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kansas State Trial 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: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 223 U.S. 573
  • 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: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Willis Van Devanter

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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