NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. MCCOMAS (1919)

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. MCCOMAS
	Term: 1918
Important Dates
	Argued: January 22, 1919
	Decided: June 9, 1919
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. MCCOMAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1919. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1919.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Oregon State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
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: 250 U.S. 387
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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

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