Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Price

Decided June 29, 1959. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 414 · 360 U.S. 601 (1959) · Cited 165 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• 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)
• Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation Board · 320 U.S. 297 (1943)
• Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
• United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission · 337 U.S. 426 (1949)
• Leedom v. Kyne · 358 U.S. 184 (1958)
• Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United States · 307 U.S. 125 (1939)
• Stark v. Wickard · 321 U.S. 288 (1944)
• Harmon v. Brucker · 355 U.S. 579 (1958)
• General Committee v. M.-K.-TR CO. · 320 U.S. 323 (1943)
• Shields v. Utah Idaho Central Railroad · 305 U.S. 177 (1938)
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 327 U.S. 661 (1946)
• Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Koppal · 345 U.S. 653 (1953)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. United States Ex Rel. Campbell · 289 U.S. 385 (1933)

Cited by

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

• Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central Region · 558 U.S. 67 (2009)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Sheehan · 439 U.S. 89 (1978)
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. · 473 U.S. 568 (1985)
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Buell · 480 U.S. 557 (1987)
• Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co. · 382 U.S. 257 (1965)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 406 U.S. 320 (1972)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 682 (1963)
• Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 402 U.S. 570 (1971)

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