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NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. FEREBE (1915)

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NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. FEREBE
Term: 1914
Important Dates
Argued: April 23, 1915
Decided: June 14, 1915
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY v. FEREBE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1915. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1915.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 238 U.S. 269
  • 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: Joseph Rucker Lamar

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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