UNITED STATES v. NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD CO. (1957)

UNITED STATES v. NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD CO.
	Term: 1957
Important Dates
	Argued: November 20, 1957
	Decided: December 16, 1957
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
	Felix Frankfurter

UNITED STATES v. NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 16, 1957. The case was argued before the court on November 20, 1957.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 355 U.S. 253
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Brennan

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.