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OWENS, EXECUTRIX, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. (1943)

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OWENS, EXECUTRIX, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: April 7, 1943
Decided: June 14, 1943
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyWiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Stanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

OWENS, EXECUTRIX, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1943. The case was argued before the court on April 7, 1943.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Washington Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Railroad
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 319 U.S. 715
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Wiley Rutledge

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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