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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
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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