Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Stude et al.

Decided January 18, 1954. Sherman Minton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 209 · 346 U.S. 574 (1954) · Cited 261 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Boom Co. v. Patterson · 98 U.S. 403 (1879)
• Madisonville Traction Company v. Saint Bernard Mining Company · 196 U.S. 239 (1905)
• Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. Sheets · 313 U.S. 100 (1941)
• Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp. · 311 U.S. 282 (1940)
• Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala. · 338 U.S. 294 (1949)

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• City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons · 522 U.S. 156 (1997)
• Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 367 U.S. 348 (1961)
• Caterpillar Inc. v. Lewis · 519 U.S. 61 (1996)
• Swint v. Chambers County Commission · 514 U.S. 35 (1995)
• County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co. · 360 U.S. 185 (1959)
• Ortiz v. United States · 585 U.S. 427 (2018)

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