THE PIPE LINE CASES: UNITED STATES v. OHIO OIL COMPANY (1914)
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| THE PIPE LINE CASES: UNITED STATES v. OHIO OIL COMPANY |
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| Term: 1913 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 15, 1913 |
| Decided: June 22, 1914 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter |
| Concurring |
| Edward Douglass White |
| Dissenting |
| Joseph McKenna |
THE PIPE LINE CASES: UNITED STATES v. OHIO OIL COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1914. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1913.
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Commerce Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulation of transportation regulation: pipeline (cf. federal public utilities regulation: gas pipeline)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Pipe line company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 234 U.S. 548
- 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: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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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