Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. v. Daniel
333 U.S. 118 · Decided February 16, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. v. Daniel was decided on February 16, 1948 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “State or local business regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 118 · 68 S. Ct. 426 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 580 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2739
- Docket number
- 390
- Decided
- February 16, 1948
- Argued
- January 8, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- State or local business regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Interstate Commerce Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative 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 | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Co. v. Daniel, Attorney General, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-038, docket 1947-038-01.
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