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UNITED STATES et al. v. NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. (1919)

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UNITED STATES et al. v. NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al.
Term: 1918
Important Dates
Argued: December 10, 1918
Decided: January 27, 1919
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES et al. v. NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 27, 1919. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1918.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Western 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 248 U.S. 507
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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.

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