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1956 term · Warren Court · 6-2

Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Co. et al. v. Amarillo-Borger Express, Inc., et Al

352 U.S. 1028 · 77 S. Ct. 594 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1208

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
125
U.S. Reports
352 U.S. 1028
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 594
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1208

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Co. et al. v. Amarillo-Borger Express, Inc., et Al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent

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