THE JUNCTION RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE BANK OF ASHLAND (1871)

THE JUNCTION RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE BANK OF ASHLAND
	Term: 1871
Important Dates
	Argued: October 23, 1871
	Decided: November 6, 1871
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

THE JUNCTION RAILROAD COMPANY v. THE BANK OF ASHLAND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 6, 1871. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1871.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 79 U.S. 226
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: Salmon Portland Chase
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Bradley

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.