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1952 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Johnson, Administratrix, v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.

344 U.S. 48 · 73 S. Ct. 125 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2624

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
40
U.S. Reports
344 U.S. 48
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 125
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2624

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Johnson, Administratrix, v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Sherman MintonDissent
Harold BurtonDissent
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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