1952 term · Vinson Court · 5-3
Wells, Administratrix, v. Simonds Abrasive Co.
345 U.S. 514 · 73 S. Ct. 856 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2087
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 394
- U.S. Reports
- 345 U.S. 514
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 856
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2087
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Unknown |
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