Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS v. ALEXANDER (1913)

![]() |
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS v. ALEXANDER |
---|
Term: 1912 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 3, 1913 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY OF TEXAS v. ALEXANDER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 3, 1913.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: jurisdiction (jurisdiction over non-resident litigants)
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 227 U.S. 218
- 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: 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
Footnotes