Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Decided January 12, 1948. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 331 · 332 U.S. 625 (1948) · Cited 257 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Stanley Forman Reed
Dissenting · 4
- Frank Murphy · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- Wiley Blount Rutledge · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad · 342 U.S. 359 (1952)
- Wilko v. Swan · 346 U.S. 427 (1953)
- Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad · 338 U.S. 263 (1949)
- South Buffalo Railway Co. v. Ahern · 344 U.S. 367 (1953)
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