1951 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Missouri
342 U.S. 421 · 72 S. Ct. 405 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2708
The record
- Term
- 1951
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 317
- U.S. Reports
- 342 U.S. 421
- S. Ct. citation
- 72 S. Ct. 405
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2708
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
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