Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad Co. v. United Transportation Union et al.

Decided December 9, 1969. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 29 · 396 U.S. 142 (1969) · Cited 403 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Williams v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 315 U.S. 386 (1942)
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• Texas & NOR Co. v. Brotherhood of Ry. & Steamship Clerks · 281 U.S. 548 (1930)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. · 384 U.S. 238 (1966)
• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 379 U.S. 203 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Katz · 369 U.S. 736 (1962)
• Surplus Trading Co. v. Cook · 281 U.S. 647 (1930)
• General Committee v. M.-K.-TR CO. · 320 U.S. 323 (1943)

Cited by

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

• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n · 491 U.S. 490 (1989)
• Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 402 U.S. 570 (1971)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 491 U.S. 299 (1989)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. American Train Dispatchers' Ass'n · 499 U.S. 117 (1991)
• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris · 512 U.S. 246 (1994)
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Buell · 480 U.S. 557 (1987)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• United Transportation Union v. Long Island Rail Road · 455 U.S. 678 (1982)

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