MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. TABER, GUARDIAN OF SMALL et al. (1917)

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MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. TABER, GUARDIAN OF SMALL et al.
Term: 1916
Important Dates
Decided: May 21, 1917
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
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. TABER, GUARDIAN OF SMALL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1917.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 244 U.S. 200
  • 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: James Clark McReynolds

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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