Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Howard et al.

Decided June 9, 1952. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 458 · 343 U.S. 768 (1952) · Cited 285 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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)
• Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation Board · 320 U.S. 297 (1943)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
• General Committee v. M.-K.-TR CO. · 320 U.S. 323 (1943)
• 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)
• Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
• Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. · 404 U.S. 157 (1971)
• Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 402 U.S. 570 (1971)
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad · 353 U.S. 30 (1957)
• Railway Employes' Department v. Hanson · 351 U.S. 225 (1956)
• Buffalo Forge Co. v. United Steelworkers · 428 U.S. 397 (1976)
• Karahalios v. National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1263 · 489 U.S. 527 (1989)
• Watson v. City of Memphis · 373 U.S. 526 (1963)
• United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds v. Robinson · 455 U.S. 562 (1982)
• Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission v. Continental Air Lines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 714 (1963)
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n · 491 U.S. 490 (1989)
• Black v. Cutter Laboratories · 351 U.S. 292 (1956)

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