Martin, Successor to Lawler, Secretary of Highways of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Creasy et al.
Decided June 8, 1959. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 157 · 360 U.S. 219 (1959) · Cited 136 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 6
- Potter Stewart · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Felix Frankfurter
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Tom C. Clark
Concurring · 2
- Earl Warren
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- 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.
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlin · 323 U.S. 101 (1944)
- Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 341 U.S. 341 (1951)
- American Federation of Labor v. Watson · 327 U.S. 582 (1946)
- Chicago v. Fieldcrest Dairies, Inc. · 316 U.S. 168 (1942)
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
- Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. Wycoff Co. · 344 U.S. 237 (1952)
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Huffman · 319 U.S. 293 (1943)
- Government & Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor · 353 U.S. 364 (1957)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd. · 363 U.S. 207 (1960)
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