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Herdman v. Pennsylvania R. Co.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
46
Petitioner: 
Herdman
Respondent: 
Pennsylvania R. Co.
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1956-1957)
Opinion: 
352 U.S. 518 (1957)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 4, 1956
Decided: 
Monday, February 25, 1957
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Sufficiency of Evidence

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Herdman v. Pennsylvania R. Co. , 352 U.S. 518 (1957)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_46)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Pennsylvania R. Co., 0 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 majority
Reed
Wrote a jurisdictional dissent
Frankfurter
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Burton
Voted with the majority
Clark
Wrote a special concurrence
Harlan
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.