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Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
28
Petitioner: 
Rogers
Respondent: 
Missouri Pacific R. Co.
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1956-1957)
Opinion: 
352 U.S. 500 (1957)
Argued: 
Wednesday, November 7, 1956
Decided: 
Monday, February 25, 1957
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Sufficiency of Evidence

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Rogers v. Missouri Pacific R. Co. , 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_28)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Rogers, 2 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
Reed
Wrote a jurisdictional dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Burton
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote a dissent
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.