1954 term · Warren Court · 8-0
Watson et ux. v. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. et al.
348 U.S. 66 · 75 S. Ct. 166 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2756
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 6
- U.S. Reports
- 348 U.S. 66
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 166
- LEXIS citation
- 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2756
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMC
M 7 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence |
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