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1957 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Nashville Milk Co. v. Carnation Company

355 U.S. 373 · 78 S. Ct. 352 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1858

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
67
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 373
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 352
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1858

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Nashville Milk Co. v. Carnation Company.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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