Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois - wikipedia Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois United States Supreme Court case Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 14 -- 15, 1886 Decided October 25, 1886 Full case name Wabash, St. L. & P. Ry. Co. v. People of State of Illinois Citations 118 U.S. 557 ( more ) 7 S. Ct. 4 ; 30 L. Ed. 244 Holding The Court held that Illinois had violated the Commerce Clause by placing a direct burden on interstate commerce. Under the Commerce Clause only Congress had the power to do so and states could only place indirect burdens on commerce. Court membership Chief Justice Morrison Waite Associate Justices Samuel F. Miller Stephen J. Field Joseph P. Bradley John M. Harlan William B. Woods Stanley Matthews Horace Gray Samuel Blatchford Case opinions Majority Miller, joined by Field, Harlan, Woods, Matthews, Blatchford Dissent Bradley, joined by Waite, Gray Laws applied U.S. Const. amend. XIV Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois, 118 U.S. 557 ( 1886 ), also known as the Wabash Case, was a Supreme Court decision that severely limited the rights of states to control interstate commerce. It led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Contents 1 The court 2 The case 3 Effects of decision 4 See also 5 External links 6 References The Court The majority 's opinion was written by Justice Samuel Miller ; joining him were Justices Stephen Field, John Harlan, William Woods, Thomas Matthews, and Samuel Blatchford. Dissenting were Chief Justice Morrison Waite and Justices Joseph Bradley and Horace Gray. The case The case was argued on April 14, 1886 - April 15, 1886 and was decided on October 25, 1886 by vote of 6 to 3. Associate Justice Miller wrote for the Court with Associate Justices Field, Harlan, Woods, Matthews, and Blatchford concurring ; Associate Justices Bradley and Gray, along with Chief Justice Waite, dissented. In Wabash, `` direct '' burdens on interstate commerce were not permitted by the Export Tax Clause of the Constitution ( Article I, Section 9 ) ; however, those `` indirect '' burdens were permitted under the Commerce Clause. This was a standard enacted in Cooley v. Board of Wardens ( 1852 ). Effects of decision The Wabash decision led to the creation in 1887 of the first modern regulatory agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission. It clarified the `` direct '' v. `` indirect '' test ( though this doctrine was abandoned in the 1930s ). It was one of the first instances in government assuming responsibility for economic affairs that had previously been delegated to the states. See also Munn v. Illinois List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 118 External links Works related to Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois at Wikisource ^ Text of Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois, 118 U.S. 557 ( 1886 ) is available from : Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Supreme Court cases citing Wabash References `` Wabash Case ''. InfoPlease Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 1, 2005. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wabash,_St._Louis_%26_Pacific_Railway_Co._v._Illinois&oldid=866296297 '' Categories : Railway litigation in 1886 United States Supreme Court cases United States Dormant Commerce Clause case law 1886 in United States case law Wabash Railroad Interstate Commerce Commission litigation Legal history of Illinois United States Supreme Court cases of the Waite Court Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 29 October 2018, at 14 : 17 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how did the case of wabash vs. illinois impact american commerce and travel
Answer: severely limited the rights of states to control interstate commerce