Supreme Court of the United States, 1973

Union Pacific Railroad v. Heckers

Union Pacific Railroad v. Heckers
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 9, 1973
414 U.S. 806; 94 S. Ct. 74 (United States Reports)

Union Pacific Railroad v. Heckers

Opinion of the Court

Appeal from Sup. Ct. Colo, dismissed for want of substantial federal question. Mr. Justice Douglas concurs, being of the view that a corporation is not a “person” within the meaning of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander, 337 U. S. 562, 576 (Douglas, J., dissenting).

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