NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. WINFIELD (1917)

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NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. WINFIELD
Term: 1916
Important Dates
Argued: February 29, 1916
Decided: May 21, 1917
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-2
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White
Dissenting
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin Clarke

NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. WINFIELD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1917. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 1916.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York 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: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 244 U.S. 147
  • 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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