UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. LAUGHLIN (1918)

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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. LAUGHLIN |
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Term: 1917 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 18, 1918 |
Decided: May 20, 1918 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. LAUGHLIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 20, 1918. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1918.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 247 U.S. 204
- 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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