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1953 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Olberding, Doing Business as Vess Transfer Co., et al. v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., Inc.

346 U.S. 338 · 74 S. Ct. 83 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 1549

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
27
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 338
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 83
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 1549

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Olberding, Doing Business as Vess Transfer Co., et al. v. Illinois Central Railroad Co., Inc.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasSpecial concurrence
Stanley ReedDissent
Sherman MintonDissent

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