1947 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
United States v. Sullivan, Trading as Sullivan'S Pharmacy
332 U.S. 689 · 68 S. Ct. 331 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2617
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 121
- U.S. Reports
- 332 U.S. 689
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 331
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2617
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Regular concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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