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1946 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Greenough et al., Trustees, v. Tax Assessors of Newport et al.

331 U.S. 486 · 67 S. Ct. 1400 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2878

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
461
U.S. Reports
331 U.S. 486
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1400
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2878

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Greenough et al., Trustees, v. Tax Assessors of Newport et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Wiley RutledgeDissent
Frank MurphyDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent

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