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NORFOLK & WESTERN R. CO. v. LIEPELT

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Case Basics

Docket No.

78-1323

Petitioner

Norfolk & Western R. Co.

Respondent

Liepelt

Decided By

Burger Court (1975-1981)

Opinion

444 U.S. 490 (1980)

Argued

Monday, November 5, 1979

Decided

Tuesday, February 19, 1980

Advocates

Howard J. Trienens

(on behalf of the Petitioner)

Richard S. Fleisher

(on behalf of the Respondent)

Term:

1970-1979
- 1979

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Liepelt - Oral Argument, Part 1

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Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Liepelt - Oral Argument, Part 2

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Conclusion

Decision: 7 votes for Norfolk & Western R. Co., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Employers' Liability

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NORFOLK & WESTERN R. CO. v. LIEPELT. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1323>.

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