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Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
257
Petitioner: 
Southern Pacific Co.
Respondent: 
Gileo
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1955-1956)
Opinion: 
351 U.S. 493 (1956)
Argued: 
Tuesday, May 1, 1956
Decided: 
Monday, June 11, 1956
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Election of Remedies

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The Oyez Project, Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo , 351 U.S. 493 (1956)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_257)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Gileo, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Employers' Liability

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Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Co-authored a dissent
Reed
Co-authored a dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Burton
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote the majority opinion
Minton
Voted with the majority
Harlan

Full Opinion by Justice Sherman Minton