LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. (1914)

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LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: March 20, 1914
Decided: June 8, 1914
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD CO. v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1914. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1914.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Telephone, telecommunications, or telegraph company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 234 U.S. 369
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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 conservative.

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