ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. TEMPLE, ADMINISTRATRIX (1932)

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. TEMPLE, ADMINISTRATRIX
Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: February 17, 1932
Decided: March 14, 1932
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. TEMPLE, ADMINISTRATRIX is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1932. The case was argued before the court on February 17, 1932.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the South Carolina State Trial Court.

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About the case[edit]

• 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: 285 U.S. 143
• How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
• What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
• Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
• 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.

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• Supreme Court of the United States
• History of the Supreme Court
• United States federal courts
• Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter

External links[edit]

• The Supreme Court Database

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