1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1
Western Pacific Railroad Corp. et al. v. Western Pacific Railroad Co. et al.
345 U.S. 247 · 73 S. Ct. 656 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2607
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 150
- U.S. Reports
- 345 U.S. 247
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 656
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2607
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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