United States v. Jones, Receiver
Decided April 18, 1949. Wiley Blount Rutledge delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 135 · 336 U.S. 641 (1949)
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Decided 7–0.
Majority · 7
- Wiley Blount Rutledge · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- William Orville Douglas
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