1952 term · Vinson Court · 6-2
Securities & Exchange Commission v. Ralston Purina Co.
346 U.S. 119 · 73 S. Ct. 981 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2688
The record
- Term
- 1952
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 512
- U.S. Reports
- 346 U.S. 119
- S. Ct. citation
- 73 S. Ct. 981
- LEXIS citation
- 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2688
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
| Robert H. Jackson | Unknown |
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