1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Liepelt, Administratrix
444 U.S. 490 · 100 S. Ct. 755 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 74
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 78-1323
- U.S. Reports
- 444 U.S. 490
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 755
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 74
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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