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1951 term · Vinson Court · 6-3

Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. United States

342 U.S. 337 · 72 S. Ct. 329 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2661

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
167
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 337
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 329
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2661

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Boyce Motor Lines, Inc. v. United States.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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