1951 term · Vinson Court · 9-0
United States et al. v. Great Northern Railway Co.
343 U.S. 562 · 72 S. Ct. 985 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2657
The record
- Term
- 1951
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 151
- U.S. Reports
- 343 U.S. 562
- S. Ct. citation
- 72 S. Ct. 985
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2657
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Special concurrence |
| Robert H. Jackson | Special concurrence |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
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