Niagara Hudson Power Corp. v. Leventritt
Decided January 15, 1951. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 211 · 340 U.S. 336 (1951)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 6
- Harold Hitz Burton · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black
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