Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Co.

Decided February 4, 1952. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 374 · 342 U.S. 359 (1952) · Cited 512 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Bombolis · 241 U.S. 211 (1916)
• Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 332 U.S. 625 (1948)
• Second Employers'liability Cases · 223 U.S. 1 (1912)
• Twining v. New Jersey · 211 U.S. 78 (1908)
• Barron Ex Rel. Tiernan v. Mayor of Baltimore · 32 U.S. 243 (1833)
• Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc. · 319 U.S. 350 (1943)
• Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co. · 317 U.S. 239 (1942)
• Testa v. Katt · 330 U.S. 386 (1947)
• Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala. · 338 U.S. 294 (1949)
• Brown v. New Jersey · 175 U.S. 172 (1899)
• Davis v. Wechsler · 263 U.S. 22 (1923)
• Missouri Ex Rel. Southern Railway Co. v. Mayfield · 340 U.S. 1 (1950)
• Edwards v. Elliott · 88 U.S. 532 (1874)
• McKnett v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. · 292 U.S. 230 (1934)
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Kuhn · 284 U.S. 44 (1931)
• Pearson v. Yewdall · 95 U.S. 294 (1877)
• Duncan v. Thompson · 315 U.S. 1 (1942)

Cited by

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

• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Liepelt · 444 U.S. 490 (1980)
• Johnson v. Fankell · 520 U.S. 911 (1997)
• Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. Morgan · 486 U.S. 330 (1988)
• Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
• Hanna v. Plumer · 380 U.S. 460 (1965)
• Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. · 356 U.S. 525 (1958)
• Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd. · 369 U.S. 355 (1962)
• Wallis v. Pan American Petroleum Corp. · 384 U.S. 63 (1966)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers · 538 U.S. 135 (2003)
• South Buffalo Railway Co. v. Ahern · 344 U.S. 367 (1953)

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