1958 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Baker et al. v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
359 U.S. 227 · 79 S. Ct. 664 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1230
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 363
- U.S. Reports
- 359 U.S. 227
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 664
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1230
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Jurisdictional dissent |
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