UNITED STATES v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (1912)

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UNITED STATES v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Argued: April 19, 1912
Decided: December 2, 1912
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 1912. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1912.

In an 8-0 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 Utah U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Utah.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 226 U.S. 61
  • 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: William Rufus Day

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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