United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:court_cases
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
affecting railroad expansion
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| gptkbp:case_number |
involved multiple appeals
court transcripts available legal briefs filed cited in legal precedents opinion of the court published dissenting opinions recorded historical significance discussed in legal texts impact on public policy noted influenced state legislation on land grants legal analysis conducted post-decision majority opinion authored by Justice Taft scholarly articles written about the case |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
resolved
federal vs. state land rights land grant conditions clarified |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
land use policy
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| gptkbp:case_types |
civil case
Union Pacific's defense of land ownership government's claim on land |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1908 |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
gptkb:No._1
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-Civil War America
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
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| gptkbp:impact |
railroad industry regulations
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad_Company |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
235 U. S. 1
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| gptkbp:judged_by |
revenue from land sales
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_William_H._Taft gptkb:Justice_William_R._Day gptkb:Justice_Rufus_W._Peckham gptkb:Justice_Edward_D._White gptkb:Justice_Joseph_Mc_Kenna |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
land grants
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
upheld federal control
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
government's authority over land grants
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:lawyer
Union Pacific's legal counsel |
| gptkbp:outcome |
affirmed lower court's decision
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| gptkbp:precedent |
future land grant cases
influenced future land grant legislation |
| gptkbp:related_cases |
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. United States
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| gptkbp:resolution |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:significance |
impact on railroad land grants
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Southern_Railway_Co.
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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