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1954 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Wilburn Boat Co. et al. v. Fireman'S Fund Insurance Co.

348 U.S. 310 · 75 S. Ct. 368 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1392

The record

Term
1954
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
7
U.S. Reports
348 U.S. 310
S. Ct. citation
75 S. Ct. 368
LEXIS citation
1955 U.S. LEXIS 1392

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wilburn Boat Co. et al. v. Fireman'S Fund Insurance Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrence
Harold BurtonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent

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