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PHOENIX RAILWAY COMPANY v. LANDIS, ADMINISTRATOR OF SANDERS (1913)

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PHOENIX RAILWAY COMPANY v. LANDIS, ADMINISTRATOR OF SANDERS
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: November 12, 1913
Decided: December 22, 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

PHOENIX RAILWAY COMPANY v. LANDIS, ADMINISTRATOR OF SANDERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 22, 1913. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1913.

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

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: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 231 U.S. 578
  • 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

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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