UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY (June 10, 1913)

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UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Argued: October 19, 1911
Decided: June 10, 1913
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES v. BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1913. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1911.

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

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: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Railroad
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 229 U.S. 244
  • 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: Edward Douglass White

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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