Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co.
Decided December 23, 1974. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 73-1270 · 419 U.S. 318 (1974) · Cited 181 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- Thurgood Marshall · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas · 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.
- Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. · 359 U.S. 227 (1959)
- Standard Oil Co. v. Anderson · 212 U.S. 215 (1909)
- Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 374 U.S. 1 (1963)
- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 237 U.S. 84 (1915)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. Bond · 240 U.S. 449 (1916)
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
- Second Employers'liability Cases · 223 U.S. 1 (1912)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Horton · 233 U.S. 492 (1914)
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 318 U.S. 54 (1943)
- North Carolina Railroad v. Zachary · 232 U.S. 248 (1914)
- The Employers'liability Cases · 207 U.S. 463 (1908)
- United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co. · 374 U.S. 174 (1963)
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Wiles · 240 U.S. 444 (1916)
- Denton v. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad · 284 U.S. 305 (1932)
Cited by
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- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid · 490 U.S. 730 (1989)
- Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Darden · 503 U.S. 318 (1992)
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