Bowman Dairy Co. et al. v. United States et al.
Decided April 30, 1951. Sherman Minton delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 435 · 341 U.S. 214 (1951) · Cited 356 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–1.
Majority · 7
- Sherman Minton · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Stanley Forman Reed
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 1
“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.
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
- St. Regis Paper Co. v. United States · 368 U.S. 208 (1961)
- Jencks v. United States · 353 U.S. 657 (1957)
- Will v. United States · 389 U.S. 90 (1967)
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