Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Nancy J. Schwalb and William McGlone
493 U.S. 40 · Decided November 28, 1989 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Nancy J. Schwalb and William McGlone was decided on November 28, 1989 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Election of remedies” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 493 U.S. 40 · 110 S. Ct. 381 · 107 L. Ed. 2d 278 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 5693
- Docket number
- 87-1979
- Decided
- November 28, 1989
- Argued
- October 3, 1989
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Election of remedies
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Concurrence | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Concurrence | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Nancy J. Schwalb and William McGlone
SCDB identifiers: case 1989-006, docket 1989-006-01.
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