Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago

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Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago is an 1897 U.S. Supreme Court case that marked a key step in applying federal constitutional protections—particularly just compensation for takings—to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
incorporation case ⓘ
landmark case ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CB&Q v. Chicago ⓘ
areaOfLaw constitutional law ⓘ
eminent domain law ⓘ
property law ⓘ
citation 166 U.S. 226 ⓘ
17 S. Ct. 581 ⓘ
41 L. Ed. 979 ⓘ
compensationAwarded nominal compensation to the railroad company ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted Fifth Amendment Takings Clause ⓘ
Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause ⓘ
linked to: Due Process Clause
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1897-03-01 ⓘ
decisionType majority opinion ⓘ
dissentBy Edward Douglass White ⓘ
firstPageInUSReports 226 ⓘ
fullName Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company v. City of Chicago ⓘ
holding A state court condemnation award that is not arbitrary and provides some compensation satisfies due process ⓘ
The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to provide just compensation when taking private property for public use ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
languageOfOpinion English ⓘ
legalIssue Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause ⓘ
linked to: Due Process Clause

eminent domain ⓘ
just compensation ⓘ
legalPrinciple Just compensation for takings is required of the states through the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause ⓘ
locationOfLowerCourt Illinois ⓘ
lowerCourt Supreme Court of Illinois ⓘ
majorityBy John Marshall Harlan ⓘ
partOf Fourteenth Amendment incorporation jurisprudence ⓘ
petitioner Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company ⓘ
proceduralPosture writ of error to the Supreme Court of Illinois ⓘ
publicUse opening of a public street across railroad property ⓘ
relatedDoctrine selective incorporation ⓘ
reporter United States Reports ⓘ
respondent City of Chicago ⓘ
significance Established that state takings must meet federal constitutional standards of due process ⓘ
One of the earliest cases to apply a provision of the Bill of Rights to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
subjectMatter state obligation to pay just compensation for takings ⓘ
subsequentHistory Frequently cited in later incorporation cases ⓘ
volumeInUSReports 166 ⓘ
vote 7–1 ⓘ
yearDecided 1897 ⓘ

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Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution → influencedDecision → Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago ⓘ
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago → fullName → Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company v. City of Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago → alsoKnownAs → CB&Q v. Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago
Barron v. Baltimore → relatedCase → Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. Chicago ⓘ