GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. DONALDSON, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THOMS (1918)

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GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. DONALDSON, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THOMS
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: January 31, 1918
Decided: March 4, 1918
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. DONALDSON, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THOMS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 1918. The case was argued before the court on January 31, 1918.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington 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: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 246 U.S. 121
  • 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: 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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