Christoffel v. United States
Decided June 27, 1949. Frank Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 528 · 338 U.S. 84 (1949)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Frank Murphy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 4
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stanley Forman Reed
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