Wilkerson v. McCarthy et al., Trustees
Decided January 31, 1949. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 53 · 336 U.S. 53 (1949) · Cited 493 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 2
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Stanley Forman Reed
Concurring · 5
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a concurring opinion
- Frank Murphy
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Frederick Moore Vinson · filed a dissenting opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · 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.
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 318 U.S. 54 (1943)
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc. · 319 U.S. 350 (1943)
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co. · 320 U.S. 476 (1944)
- Lavender v. Kurn · 327 U.S. 645 (1946)
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. · 321 U.S. 29 (1944)
- Blair v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 323 U.S. 600 (1945)
- Washington & Georgetown Railroad v. McDade · 135 U.S. 554 (1890)
- Coray v. Southern Pacific Co. · 335 U.S. 520 (1949)
- Jones v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad · 128 U.S. 443 (1888)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Horton · 233 U.S. 492 (1914)
- Ellis v. Union Pacific Railroad · 329 U.S. 649 (1947)
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Coogan · 271 U.S. 472 (1926)
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 323 U.S. 574 (1945)
- Andrew J. Aikens v. State of Wisconsin · 195 U.S. 194 (1904)
- Herron v. Southern Pacific Co. · 283 U.S. 91 (1931)
- Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine Railroad · 329 U.S. 452 (1947)
- Myers v. Reading Co. · 331 U.S. 477 (1947)
- Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad v. Allen · 276 U.S. 165 (1928)
- Lillie v. Thompson · 332 U.S. 459 (1947)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. · 352 U.S. 521 (1957)
- Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · 530 U.S. 133 (2000)
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall · 512 U.S. 532 (1994)
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · 477 U.S. 242 (1986)
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell · 549 U.S. 158 (2007)
- Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co. · 338 U.S. 430 (1949)
- Kernan v. American Dredging Co. · 355 U.S. 426 (1958)
- O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc. · 380 U.S. 359 (1965)
- Affolder v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad · 339 U.S. 96 (1950)
- Webb v. Illinois Central Railroad · 352 U.S. 512 (1957)
- United States v. Shannon · 342 U.S. 288 (1952)
- BNSF R. Co. v. Loos · 586 U.S. 310 (2019)
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