YAZOO AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY RAILROAD CO. v. JACKSON VINEGAR CO. (1912)

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YAZOO AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY RAILROAD CO. v. JACKSON VINEGAR CO.
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Decided: December 2, 1912
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

YAZOO AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY RAILROAD CO. v. JACKSON VINEGAR CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 1912.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi 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: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 226 U.S. 217
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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