Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
351 U.S. 321 · Decided June 11, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. was decided on June 11, 1956 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part and reversed or vacated it in part. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Railroad regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 351 U.S. 321 · 76 S. Ct. 982 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 1220 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1661
- Docket number
- 117
- Decided
- June 11, 1956
- Argued
- April 23, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Railroad regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-090, docket 1955-090-01.
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