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1947 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Lichter et al., Doing Business as Southern Fireproofing Co., v. United States

334 U.S. 742 · 68 S. Ct. 1294 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2705

The record

Term
1947
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
105
U.S. Reports
334 U.S. 742
S. Ct. citation
68 S. Ct. 1294
LEXIS citation
1948 U.S. LEXIS 2705

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lichter et al., Doing Business as Southern Fireproofing Co., v. United States.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Wiley RutledgeMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Frank MurphySpecial concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent
William O. DouglasDissent

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