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1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Missouri ex rel. Southern Railway Co. v. Mayfield, Circuit Court Judge

340 U.S. 1 · 71 S. Ct. 1 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1429

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
15
U.S. Reports
340 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 1
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 1429

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Missouri ex rel. Southern Railway Co. v. Mayfield, Circuit Court Judge.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Robert H. JacksonRegular concurrence
Tom C. ClarkDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent

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