1958 term · Warren Court · 8-1
Martin, Successor to Lawler, Secretary of Highways of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Creasy et al.
360 U.S. 219 · 79 S. Ct. 1034 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 855
The record
- Term
- 1958
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 157
- U.S. Reports
- 360 U.S. 219
- S. Ct. citation
- 79 S. Ct. 1034
- LEXIS citation
- 1959 U.S. LEXIS 855
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Earl Warren | Special concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
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