Davis v. Alexander

Davis v. Alexander
Full case name Davis v. Alexander
Citations 269 U.S. 114 (more)
46 S. Ct. 34; 70 L. Ed. 186; 1925 U.S. LEXIS 781
Case opinions
Majority Brandeis, joined by a unanimous court

Davis v Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925),[1] is a US corporate law case, concerning the duties of parent corporations for actions of subsidiaries.

Facts

Cattle were injured while being transported.

Judgment

The Supreme Court held the federal government was liable for torts of a railroad subsidiary.

Brandeis J said the following.

Where one railroad company actually controls another and operates both as a single system, the dominant company will be liable for injuries due to the negligence of the subsidiary company.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Davis v. Alexander, 269 U.S. 114 (1925).  This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.