1956 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co. et al. v. United States
352 U.S. 128 · 77 S. Ct. 186 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 31
- U.S. Reports
- 352 U.S. 128
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 186
- LEXIS citation
- 1956 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| Stanley Reed | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Tom C. Clark | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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