1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4
Hughes, Administrator, v. Fetter et al.
341 U.S. 609 · 71 S. Ct. 980 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1728
The record
- Term
- 1950
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 355
- U.S. Reports
- 341 U.S. 609
- S. Ct. citation
- 71 S. Ct. 980
- LEXIS citation
- 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1728
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
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