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Dixie Carriers v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
233
Appellee: 
United States
Appellant: 
Dixie Carriers
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1955-1956)
Opinion: 
351 U.S. 56 (1956)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 27, 1956
Decided: 
Monday, April 23, 1956
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Railroad Regulation

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The Oyez Project, Dixie Carriers v. United States , 351 U.S. 56 (1956)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_233)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Dixie Carriers, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Interstate Commerce, as amended

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Full Opinion by Justice William O. Douglas