WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF GEORGIA et al. (1923)

WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF GEORGIA et al.
	Term: 1922
Important Dates
	Argued: January 9, 1923
	Decided: February 19, 1923
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

WESTERN & ATLANTIC RAILROAD v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF GEORGIA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1923. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1923.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Georgia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Georgia
Citation: 261 U.S. 264
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler

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.