SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1920)

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SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
Term: 1920
Important Dates
Argued: October 8, 1920
Decided: November 8, 1920
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY COMPANY et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 8, 1920. The case was argued before the court on October 8, 1920.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, 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 - Federal or state regulation of transportation regulation: railroad
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 254 U.S. 57
  • 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: William Rufus Day

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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