New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. v. Nothnagle et al.

Decided June 8, 1953. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 525 · 346 U.S. 128 (1953) · Cited 209 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• American Railway Express Co. v. Lindenburg · 260 U.S. 584 (1923)
• Boston & Maine Railroad v. Hooker · 233 U.S. 97 (1914)
• Williams v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 315 U.S. 386 (1942)
• Adams Express Company v. Croninger · 226 U.S. 491 (1912)
• Sprout v. South Bend · 277 U.S. 163 (1928)
• Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. Rankin · 241 U.S. 319 (1916)
• Santa Fe, Prescott & Phœnix Railway Co. v. Grant Bros. Construction Co. · 228 U.S. 177 (1913)
• Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. Settle · 260 U.S. 166 (1922)
• The Ansaldo San Giorgio I v. Rheinstrom Brothers Co. · 294 U.S. 494 (1935)

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

• Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. · 543 U.S. 14 (2004)
• Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. · 561 U.S. 89 (2010)

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