WILMINGTON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNI (1915)

WILMINGTON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNI
	Term: 1914
Important Dates
	Argued: December 15, 1914
	Decided: February 1, 1915
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

WILMINGTON TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNI is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1915. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1914.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial 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: Water transportation, stevedore
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: California
Citation: 236 U.S. 151
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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.