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1949 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

United States v. Kansas City Life Insurance Co.

339 U.S. 799 · 70 S. Ct. 885 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1816

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
1
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 799
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 885
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 1816

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Sherman MintonDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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