MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. MCGREW COAL COMPANY (1921)

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MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. MCGREW COAL COMPANY
Term: 1920
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 1921
Decided: April 11, 1921
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. MCGREW COAL COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 11, 1921. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1921.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 256 U.S. 134
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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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