1958 term · Warren Court · 6-3
Petty, Administratrix, v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission
359 U.S. 275 · 79 S. Ct. 785 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1763
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 233
- U.S. Reports
- 359 U.S. 275
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 785
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1763
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Regular concurrence |
| Tom C. Clark | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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