1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
Fisher v. Hurst, Chief Justice, et al.
333 U.S. 147 · 68 S. Ct. 389 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2531
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 325M
- U.S. Reports
- 333 U.S. 147
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 389
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2531
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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