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1946 term · Vinson Court · 9-0

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Phillips, State Revenue Commissioner

332 U.S. 168 · 67 S. Ct. 1584 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2027

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
385
U.S. Reports
332 U.S. 168
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1584
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2027

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Phillips, State Revenue Commissioner.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Wiley RutledgeSpecial concurrence

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