1948 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Ott, Commissioner of Public Finance, et al. v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. et al.
336 U.S. 169 · 69 S. Ct. 432 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2971
The record
- Term
- 1948
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 244
- U.S. Reports
- 336 U.S. 169
- S. Ct. citation
- 69 S. Ct. 432
- LEXIS citation
- 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2971
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
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