O'Neill v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
348 U.S. 956 · Decided March 7, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
O'Neill v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. was decided on March 7, 1955 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous economic regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 956 · 75 S. Ct. 447 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 747 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1101
- Docket number
- 105
- Decided
- March 7, 1955
- Argued
- March 2, 1955
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous economic 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 | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
O'Neill v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-060, docket 1954-060-01.
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