Coe v. Coe
Decided June 7, 1948. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 37 · 334 U.S. 378 (1948) · Cited 222 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Frederick Moore Vinson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Frank Murphy
“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.
- Cook v. Cook · 342 U.S. 126 (1951)
- Sherrer v. Sherrer · 334 U.S. 343 (1948)
- Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt · 354 U.S. 416 (1957)
- Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
- Johnson v. Muelberger · 340 U.S. 581 (1951)
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