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1957 term · Warren Court · 8-1

American Airlines, Inc., v. North American Airlines, Inc., et al.

355 U.S. 465 · 78 S. Ct. 425 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1567

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
55
U.S. Reports
355 U.S. 465
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 425
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1567

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Airlines, Inc., v. North American Airlines, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent

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