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1955 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.

350 U.S. 124 · 76 S. Ct. 232 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1645

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
4
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 124
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 232
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1645

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent

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