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1948 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.

337 U.S. 530 · 69 S. Ct. 1233 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2147

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
522
U.S. Reports
337 U.S. 530
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 1233
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 2147

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Frank MurphyMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Wiley RutledgeDissent

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