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1949 term · Vinson Court · 6-1

Reider v. Thompson, Trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.

339 U.S. 113 · 70 S. Ct. 499 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2491

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
403
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 113
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 499
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2491

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 1 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Reider v. Thompson, Trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown
William O. DouglasUnknown

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