WABASH VALLEY ELECTRIC CO. v. YOUNG et al. (1933)

WABASH VALLEY ELECTRIC CO. v. YOUNG et al.
	Term: 1932
Important Dates
	Argued: December 7, 1932
	Decided: January 9, 1933
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

WABASH VALLEY ELECTRIC CO. v. YOUNG et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1933. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 1932.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Indiana Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Public utility
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Indiana
Citation: 287 U.S. 488
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: George Sutherland

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.