Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 8, 1996No. 94-1592PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
We granted certiorari to resolve a division between two Courts of Appeals regarding the correct statutory classification, under the Hours of Service Act, 49 U. S. C. §21101 et seq., of the time that train employees spend waiting for transportation at the end of their shift.
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Congress enacted the Hours of Service Act (HSA) in 1907. Hours of Service Act, ch. 2939, § 1,34 Stat. 1415. The HSA’s purpose is to promote railroad safety by limiting the number of hours a train crew may remain on duty and by requiring railroads to provide crew members with a certain number of off-duty hours for rest…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. PeñaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1917
- Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Merck & Co. v. KesslerCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
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