Jesionowski, Administratrix, v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Decided January 13, 1947. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 88 · 329 U.S. 452 (1947) · Cited 199 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Harold Hitz Burton · filed a dissenting opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stanley Forman Reed · 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.
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.
- Sweeney v. Erving · 228 U.S. 233 (1913)
- Southern Railway-Carolina Division v. Bennett · 233 U.S. 80 (1914)
- Inland & Seaboard Coasting Co. v. Tolson · 139 U.S. 551 (1891)
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. Requena · 224 U.S. 89 (1912)
- Gleeson v. Virginia Midland Railroad · 140 U.S. 435 (1891)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Johnson v. United States · 333 U.S. 46 (1948)
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
- Norwood v. Kirkpatrick · 349 U.S. 29 (1955)
- Wilkerson v. McCarthy · 336 U.S. 53 (1949)
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. · 352 U.S. 521 (1957)
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