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RAILROAD TRANSFER SERVICE, INC. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. (1967)
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| RAILROAD TRANSFER SERVICE, INC. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. |
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| Term: 1966 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 13, 1967 |
| Decided: March 27, 1967 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| John Harlan II |
RAILROAD TRANSFER SERVICE, INC. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 27, 1967. The case was argued before the court on February 13, 1967.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: personal injury
- Petitioner: Bus or motorized passenger transportation vehicle
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: Illinois
- Citation: 386 U.S. 351
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black
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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