1955 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Cahill v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
351 U.S. 183 · 76 S. Ct. 758 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 976
The record
- Term
- 1955
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Stay/petition/motion granted
- Docket
- 436
- U.S. Reports
- 351 U.S. 183
- S. Ct. citation
- 76 S. Ct. 758
- LEXIS citation
- 1956 U.S. LEXIS 976
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Earl Warren | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
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