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1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

United States v. National City Lines, Inc. et al.

334 U.S. 573 · 68 S. Ct. 1169 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2812

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
544
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 573
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1169
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2812

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. National City Lines, Inc. et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
Harold BurtonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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