1954 term · Warren Court · 5-3
Whitehouse et al. v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. et al.
349 U.S. 366 · 75 S. Ct. 845 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1480
The record
- Term
- 1954
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 131
- U.S. Reports
- 349 U.S. 366
- S. Ct. citation
- 75 S. Ct. 845
- LEXIS citation
- 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1480
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Sherman Minton | Dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Unknown |
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