Parden v. Terminal R. Co. - 377 U.S. 184 (1964)
- Syllabus
- Case
U.S. Supreme Court
Parden v. Terminal R. Co., 377 U.S. 184 (1964)
Parden v. Terminal R. Co., 377 U.S. 184 (1964)
No. 157
Argued February 26-27, 1964
Decided May 18, 1964
377 U.S. 184
Syllabus
Operation of a common carrier railroad in interstate commerce by a State constituted a waiver of its sovereign immunity and consent to a suit brought in a federal court by employee of the railroad under the Federal Employer' Liability Act. Pp. 377 U. S. 184-198.
311 F. 2d 727, reversed.
