Sinkler v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
Decided April 28, 1958. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 133 · 356 U.S. 326 (1958) · Cited 255 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 5
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 2
- Charles Evans Whittaker · filed a concurring opinion
- Tom C. Clark · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter
- John Marshall Harlan · 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.
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co. · 355 U.S. 426 (1958)
- Urie v. Thompson · 337 U.S. 163 (1949)
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 318 U.S. 54 (1943)
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. · 352 U.S. 521 (1957)
- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 237 U.S. 84 (1915)
- Webb v. Illinois Central Railroad · 352 U.S. 512 (1957)
- Butler v. Whiteman · 356 U.S. 271 (1958)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall · 512 U.S. 532 (1994)
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers · 538 U.S. 135 (2003)
- Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 374 U.S. 1 (1963)
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