1947 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
Francis et al. v. Southern Pacific Co.
333 U.S. 445 · 68 S. Ct. 611 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2408
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 400
- U.S. Reports
- 333 U.S. 445
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 611
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2408
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Wiley Rutledge | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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