Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad Co. et al.

Decided March 25, 1957. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 313 · 353 U.S. 30 (1957) · Cited 623 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard · 343 U.S. 768 (1952)
• Milk Wagon Drivers' Union, Local No. 753 v. Lake Valley Farm Products, Inc. · 311 U.S. 91 (1940)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad · 321 U.S. 50 (1944)
• Graham v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 338 U.S. 232 (1949)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 362 U.S. 330 (1960)
• Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson · 370 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
• Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 406 U.S. 320 (1972)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 682 (1963)
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad · 363 U.S. 528 (1960)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Price · 360 U.S. 601 (1959)
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 491 U.S. 299 (1989)
• Buffalo Forge Co. v. United Steelworkers · 428 U.S. 397 (1976)
• Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 402 U.S. 570 (1971)
• Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co. · 382 U.S. 257 (1965)
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n · 491 U.S. 490 (1989)
• California v. Taylor · 353 U.S. 553 (1957)
• Pennsylvania Railroad v. Day · 360 U.S. 548 (1959)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris · 512 U.S. 246 (1994)
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Buell · 480 U.S. 557 (1987)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Sheehan · 439 U.S. 89 (1978)
• International Longshoremen's Ass'n, Local 1291 v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Ass'n · 389 U.S. 64 (1967)
• Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central Region · 558 U.S. 67 (2009)
• Jacksonville Bulk Terminals, Inc. v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n · 457 U.S. 702 (1982)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
• Walker v. Southern Railway Co. · 385 U.S. 196 (1966)
• Brown v. Pro Football, Inc. · 518 U.S. 231 (1996)

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