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PARDEN v. TERMINAL R. CO.

No. 157.

377 U.S. 184 (1964)

84 S.Ct. 1207

12 L.Ed.2d 233

PARDEN ET AL. v. TERMINAL RAILWAY OF THE ALABAMA STATE DOCKS DEPARTMENT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al G. Rives argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Timothy M. Conway, Jr.

Willis C. Darby, Jr. argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Richmond M. Flowers, Attorney General of Alabama.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is whether a State that owns and operates a railroad in interstate commerce may successfully plead sovereign immunity in a federal-court suit brought against the railroad by its employee under the Federal Employers' Liability Act.

Petitioners, citizens of the State of Alabama, brought suit in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Alabama against respondent Terminal...

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