NEW YORK ELECTRIC LINES COMPANY v. EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY (1914)

NEW YORK ELECTRIC LINES COMPANY v. EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY
	Term: 1914
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 1914
	Decided: November 30, 1914
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

NEW YORK ELECTRIC LINES COMPANY v. EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 30, 1914. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1914.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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: Private Action - Contracts
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 235 U.S. 179
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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