United States, as Owner of the Christopher Gale, v. Nielson et al., Trading as Dauntless Towing Line
Decided May 16, 1955. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 210 · 349 U.S. 129 (1955)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 6
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Sherman Minton
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 2
- Harold Hitz Burton · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stanley Forman Reed
“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.
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