Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. et al. v. United States et al.
Decided January 2, 1951. Sherman Minton delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 45 · 340 U.S. 216 (1951) · Cited 113 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Sherman Minton · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United States · 298 U.S. 349 (1936)
- United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. · 327 U.S. 515 (1946)
- Florida v. United States · 282 U.S. 194 (1931)
- United States v. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. · 315 U.S. 475 (1942)
- New York v. United States · 331 U.S. 284 (1947)
- United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 293 U.S. 454 (1935)
- City of Yonkers v. United States · 320 U.S. 685 (1944)
- United States v. Louisiana · 290 U.S. 70 (1933)
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Diffenbaugh · 222 U.S. 42 (1911)
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