The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, December 4, 1956
Decision: Monday, February 25, 1957
Issues: Economic Activity, Sufficiency of Evidence

Advocates

Not available

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

None

Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

Sort by Ideology
(More information here)
Decision: 8 votes for Pennsylvania R. Co., 0 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Federal Employers' Liability
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.

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Herdman v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 352 U.S. 518 (1957),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_46/>
(last visited ).