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1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

United States v. John J. Felin & Co., Inc.

334 U.S. 624 · 68 S. Ct. 1238 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2713

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
17
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 624
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1238
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2713

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. John J. Felin & Co., Inc.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterJudgment of the Court
Stanley ReedSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Wiley RutledgeSpecial concurrence
Frank MurphySpecial concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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