United States et al. v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Decided June 2, 1952. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 151 · 343 U.S. 562 (1952)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Frederick Moore Vinson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
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