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Reed v. Pennsylvania R. Co.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
621
Petitioner: 
Reed
Respondent: 
Pennsylvania R. Co.
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1955-1956)
Opinion: 
351 U.S. 502 (1956)
Argued: 
Tuesday, May 1, 1956
Decided: 
Monday, June 11, 1956
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Election of Remedies

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The Oyez Project, Reed v. Pennsylvania R. Co. , 351 U.S. 502 (1956)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1955/1955_621)
(last visited Saturday, November 28, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Reed, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Employers' Liability

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the minority, joined Frankfurter's dissent
Reed
Wrote a dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Burton
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote the majority opinion
Minton
Voted with the minority, joined Frankfurter's dissent
Harlan

Full Opinion by Justice Sherman Minton