1948 term · Vinson Court · 7-2
Kilpatrick v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
337 U.S. 75 · 69 S. Ct. 953 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2346
The record
- Term
- 1948
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 233M
- U.S. Reports
- 337 U.S. 75
- S. Ct. citation
- 69 S. Ct. 953
- LEXIS citation
- 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2346
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Frank Murphy | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
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