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PARDEN V. TERMINAL R. CO., 377 U. S. 184 (1964)
377 U. S. 184U.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.