WESTERN TRANSIT COMPANY v. A.C. LESLIE & COMPANY, LIMITED (1917)

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WESTERN TRANSIT COMPANY v. A.C. LESLIE & COMPANY, LIMITED
Term: 1916
Important Dates
Argued: December 19, 1916
Decided: January 8, 1917
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

WESTERN TRANSIT COMPANY v. A.C. LESLIE & COMPANY, LIMITED is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 1917. The case was argued before the court on December 19, 1916.

In a 9-0 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 New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 242 U.S. 448
  • 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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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