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Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall | |
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Argued February 28, 1994 Decided June 24, 1994 | |
Full case name | Waldo/sandbox/Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall |
Citations | 512 U.S. 532 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
Subsequent | XXX |
Holding | |
XXX | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor. Scalia, Kennedy, Souter |
Concurrence | Souter |
Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Blackmun, Stevens |
Laws applied | |
45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 |
Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall, 512 U.S. 532 (1994), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that XXX.
Background[edit]
Facts[edit]
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In lower courts[edit]
Lower courts held for Gottshall and Carlisle.
On XXX, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
Supreme Court[edit]
Opinion[edit]
Writing for the majority, Justice Thomas held that...
Concurrence[edit]
Justice Souter wrote a separate concurrence to say...
Dissent[edit]
Justice Ginsburg, joined by Justice Stevens and Justice Blackmun, dissented to say...
Subsequent developments[edit]
On remand Carlisle's claim was dismissed as directed. Gottshall's claim, on remand for consideration under the zone of danger test, was similarly dismissed.
References[edit]
Category:United States Supreme Court cases Category:Law of negligence