Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine Railroad
329 U.S. 452 · Decided January 13, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine Railroad was decided on January 13, 1947 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sufficiency of evidence in injury or death compensation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 329 U.S. 452 · 67 S. Ct. 401 · 91 L. Ed. 416 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2776
- Docket number
- 88
- Decided
- January 13, 1947
- Argued
- December 16, 1946
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- 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 | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
Jesionowski, Administratrix, v. Boston & Maine Railroad
SCDB identifiers: case 1946-032, docket 1946-032-01.
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