Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. Day, Administrator
Decided June 29, 1959. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 397 · 360 U.S. 548 (1959) · Cited 128 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Felix Frankfurter · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 3
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
- United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission · 337 U.S. 426 (1949)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
- Moore v. Illinois Central Railroad · 312 U.S. 630 (1941)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad · 353 U.S. 30 (1957)
- Meeker & Co. v. Lehigh Valley RR · 236 U.S. 412 (1915)
- Griffin v. Illinois · 351 U.S. 12 (1956)
- Bolling v. Sharpe · 347 U.S. 497 (1954)
- Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Koppal · 345 U.S. 653 (1953)
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