PIEDMONT & NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION et al. (1932) - Ballotpedia

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PIEDMONT & NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION et al.

Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: April 22, 1932
Decided: May 16, 1932
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

PIEDMONT & NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1932. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1932.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the South Carolina Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Interstate Commerce Commission
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 286 U.S. 299
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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