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Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
73-1270
Petitioner: 
Kelley
Respondent: 
Southern Pacific Co.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
419 U.S. 318 (1974)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 22, 1974
Decided: 
Monday, December 23, 1974
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Sufficiency of Evidence

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The Oyez Project, Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co. , 419 U.S. 318 (1974)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_73_1270)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Kelley, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Employers' Liability

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Douglas' dissent
Brennan
Wrote a special concurrence
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall