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1947 term · Vinson Court · 9-0

Toomer et al. v. Witsell et al.

334 U.S. 385 · 68 S. Ct. 1156 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2082

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
415
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 385
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1156
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2082

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Toomer et al. v. Witsell et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Wiley RutledgeRegular concurrence
Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence

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