1957 term · Warren Court · 7-2
Stinson, Administratrix, v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
355 U.S. 62 · 78 S. Ct. 136 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 163
The record
- Term
- 1957
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 442
- U.S. Reports
- 355 U.S. 62
- S. Ct. citation
- 78 S. Ct. 136
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 163
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Harold Burton | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Jurisdictional dissent |
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