Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
HOGUE v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. (1968)

![]() |
HOGUE v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. |
---|
Term: 1967 |
Important Dates |
Decided: April 1, 1968 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-1 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
Dissenting |
John Harlan II |
HOGUE v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 1968.
In an 8-1 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 Georgia State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 390 U.S. 516
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
Footnotes