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1952 term · Vinson Court · 8-1

Pope et al. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.

345 U.S. 379 · 73 S. Ct. 749 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2156

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
322
U.S. Reports
345 U.S. 379
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 749
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2156

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pope et al. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
Stanley ReedSpecial concurrence
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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