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1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.

361 U.S. 138 · 80 S. Ct. 242 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
36
U.S. Reports
361 U.S. 138
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 242
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
Charles E. WhittakerRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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