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Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall
Argued February 28, 1994
Decided June 24, 1994
Full case nameWaldo/sandbox/Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Gottshall
Citations512 U.S. 532 (more)
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
PriorOn writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
SubsequentXXX
Holding
XXX
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Harry Blackmun · John P. Stevens
Sandra Day O'Connor · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor. Scalia, Kennedy, Souter
ConcurrenceSouter
DissentGinsburg, 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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Facts

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In lower courts

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Lower courts held for Gottshall and Carlisle.

On XXX, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.

Supreme Court

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Opinion

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Writing for the majority, Justice Thomas held that...

Concurrence

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Justice Souter wrote a separate concurrence to say...

Dissent

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Justice Ginsburg, joined by Justice Stevens and Justice Blackmun, dissented to say...

Subsequent developments

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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

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Category:United States Supreme Court cases Category:Law of negligence