1947 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. Stone, Chairman, State Tax Commission
335 U.S. 80 · 68 S. Ct. 1475 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2808
The record
- Term
- 1947
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 94
- U.S. Reports
- 335 U.S. 80
- S. Ct. citation
- 68 S. Ct. 1475
- LEXIS citation
- 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2808
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Judgment of the Court |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
| Wiley Rutledge | Special concurrence |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
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