Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.

Decided February 25, 1957. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 59 · 352 U.S. 521 (1957) · Cited 288 times

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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.

• Wilkerson v. McCarthy · 336 U.S. 53 (1949)
• McAllister v. United States · 348 U.S. 19 (1954)
• Schulz v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 350 U.S. 523 (1956)
• Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 340 U.S. 573 (1951)
• Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co. · 338 U.S. 430 (1949)
• Affolder v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad · 339 U.S. 96 (1950)
• Lavender v. Kurn · 327 U.S. 645 (1946)
• Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. · 321 U.S. 29 (1944)
• Second Employers'liability Cases · 223 U.S. 1 (1912)
• Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 318 U.S. 54 (1943)
• Brady v. Southern Railway Co. · 320 U.S. 476 (1944)
• Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc. · 319 U.S. 350 (1943)
• Galloway v. United States · 319 U.S. 372 (1943)
• Pennsylvania Railroad v. Chamberlain · 288 U.S. 333 (1933)
• Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Bombolis · 241 U.S. 211 (1916)
• Central Vermont Railway Co. v. White · 238 U.S. 507 (1915)
• The Employers'liability Cases · 207 U.S. 463 (1908)
• Ellis v. Union Pacific Railroad · 329 U.S. 649 (1947)
• Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers & Co. · 240 U.S. 251 (1916)
• Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Coogan · 271 U.S. 472 (1926)
• Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 323 U.S. 574 (1945)
• Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De Atley · 241 U.S. 310 (1916)
• Jacob v. New York City · 315 U.S. 752 (1942)
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Groeger · 266 U.S. 521 (1925)
• Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine Railroad · 329 U.S. 452 (1947)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Earnest · 229 U.S. 114 (1913)
• Myers v. Reading Co. · 331 U.S. 477 (1947)
• Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad v. Allen · 276 U.S. 165 (1928)
• Boldt v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 245 U.S. 441 (1918)
• Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. v. Lindsay · 233 U.S. 42 (1914)

Cited by

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• Board of Ed., Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. Pico · 457 U.S. 853 (1982)
• Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co. · 375 U.S. 34 (1963)
• Donnelly v. DeChristoforo · 416 U.S. 637 (1974)
• United States v. Williams · 504 U.S. 36 (1992)
• United States v. Generes · 405 U.S. 93 (1972)
• Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 356 U.S. 326 (1958)
• Butler v. Whiteman · 356 U.S. 271 (1958)

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