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1953 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Maryland Casualty Co. et al. v. Cushing et al.

347 U.S. 409 · 74 S. Ct. 608 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2615

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
11
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 409
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 608
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2615

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Maryland Casualty Co. et al. v. Cushing et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterJudgment of the Court
Tom C. ClarkSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Sherman MintonDissent

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