Schulz v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
350 U.S. 523 · Decided April 9, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Schulz v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co. was decided on April 9, 1956 by a vote of 5–4. 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
- 350 U.S. 523 · 76 S. Ct. 608 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 668 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1643
- Docket number
- 282
- Decided
- April 9, 1956
- Argued
- March 27, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Jones Act or Death on the High Seas Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- 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 | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Jurisdictional dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Schulz, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-051, docket 1955-051-01.
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