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1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Joseph, Comptroller, et al. v. Carter & Weekes Stevedoring Co.

330 U.S. 422 · 67 S. Ct. 815 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2872

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
29
U.S. Reports
330 U.S. 422
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 815
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2872

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Joseph, Comptroller, et al. v. Carter & Weekes Stevedoring Co.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Frank MurphyDissent

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