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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES (1913)

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NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Argued: January 8, 1913
Decided: February 24, 1913
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1913. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1913.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Washington.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 227 U.S. 355
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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 McKenna

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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