United States et al. v. California Eastern Line, Inc.
Decided March 7, 1955. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 263 · 348 U.S. 351 (1955)
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Decided 7–1.
Majority · 7
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 1
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