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1947 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.

332 U.S. 625 · 68 S. Ct. 296 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2644

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
331
U.S. Reports
332 U.S. 625
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 296
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2644

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad 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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