United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
333 U.S. 169 · Decided March 8, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. was decided on March 8, 1948 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Railroad regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 169 · 68 S. Ct. 494 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 618 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2738
- Docket number
- 223
- Decided
- March 8, 1948
- Argued
- February 3, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Railroad regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 49 U.S.C. § 42
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
United States et al. v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-044, docket 1947-044-01.
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