Cases - 1955 term

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Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
Affronti v. United States 71 11/15/1955 12/05/1955 Stanley Reed 9-0
American Airlines v. North American 410 03/06/1956 04/23/1956 Sherman Minton 7-2
Archawski v. Hanioti 351 03/05/1956 04/09/1956 William O. Douglas 9-0
Arizona v. California 10 ORIG 12/08/1955 12/12/1955 5-3
Armstrong v. Armstrong 38 11/15/1955 04/09/1956 Sherman Minton 9-0
Auto Workers v. Wisconsin Board 530 04/24/1956 06/04/1956 Stanley Reed 6-3
Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. 49 12/05/1955 01/06/1956 William O. Douglas 6-3
Berra v. United States 60 03/26/1956 04/30/1956 John M. Harlan 7-2
Black v. Cutter Laboratories 92 04/26/1956 06/04/1956 Tom C. Clark 6-3
Cahill v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co. 436 05/14/1956 5-4
Cammer v. United States 110 01/24/1956 03/12/1956 Hugo L. Black 8-0
Cold Metal Process Co. v. United Co. 76 02/28/1956 06/11/1956 Harold Burton 7-2
Cole v. Young 442 03/06/1956 06/11/1956 John M. Harlan 6-3
Collins v. American Buslines 523 03/29/1956 04/09/1956 Felix Frankfurter 9-0
Commissioner v. Lobue 373 03/06/1956 05/28/1956 Hugo L. Black 7-2
Commissioner v. Southwest Expl. Co. 286 01/23/1956 02/27/1956 Tom C. Clark 7-1
Communist Party v. Control Board 48 11/17/1955 04/30/1956 Felix Frankfurter 6-3
Corn Products Co. v. Commissioner 20 10/18/1955 11/07/1955 Tom C. Clark 8-0
Costello v. United States 72 01/16/1956 03/05/1956 Hugo L. Black 7-0
Covey v. Town Of Somers 380 03/29/1956 05/07/1956 Earl Warren 8-1
Czaplicki v. The Hoegh Silvercloud 342 04/24/1956 06/11/1956 John M. Harlan 9-0
Darcy v. Handy 323 05/01/1956 06/11/1956 Harold Burton 6-3
De Sylva v. Ballentine 529 04/25/1956 06/11/1956 John M. Harlan 9-0
Denver & R. G. W. R. Co. v. Union P. R. Co. 117 04/23/1956 06/11/1956 Hugo L. Black 7-2
Dixie Carriers v. United States 233 03/27/1956 04/23/1956 William O. Douglas 9-0
Doud v. Hodge 129 02/29/1956 03/26/1956 Sherman Minton 9-0
Durley v. Mayo 489 04/02/1956 06/04/1956 Harold Burton 5-4
East Texas Lines v. Frozen Food Exp. 162 03/07/1956 04/23/1956 William O. Douglas 5-4
F. P. C. v. Sierra Pacific Power Co. 51 11/08/1955 02/27/1956 John M. Harlan 9-0
Frozen Food Exp. v. United States 158 03/07/1956 04/23/1956 William O. Douglas 8-1
General Box Co. v. United States 383 03/28/1956 05/07/1956 Stanley Reed 7-2
General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky 170 01/18/1956 03/26/1956 William O. Douglas 6-2
Gibson v. Lockheed Aircraft Co. 42 12/05/1955 02/27/1956 9-0
Greenwood v. United States 460 01/25/1956 03/05/1956 Felix Frankfurter 8-0
Griffin v. Illinois 95 12/07/1955 04/23/1956 Hugo L. Black 5-4
Hatahley v. United States 231 03/26/1956 05/07/1956 Tom C. Clark 9-0
Herman v. Claudy 45 11/14/1955 01/09/1956 Hugo L. Black 9-0
Int. Harvester Corp. v. Goodrich 82 01/17/1956 04/09/1956 Harold Burton 6-2
Jay v. Boyd 503 05/03/1956 06/11/1956 Stanley Reed 5-4
Johnston v. United States 643 05/02/1956 05/21/1956 Stanley Reed 6-3
Kinsella v. Krueger 713 05/03/1956 06/11/1956 Tom C. Clark 5-3
Labor Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. 250 01/25/1956 04/30/1956 Stanley Reed 8-0
Labor Board v. Coca-Cola Bot. Co. 79 01/17/1956 02/27/1956 Felix Frankfurter 8-0
Labor Board v. Truitt Mfg. Co. 486 03/29/1956 05/07/1956 Hugo L. Black 6-3
Labor Board v. Warren Company 27 10/20/1955 12/12/1955 Earl Warren 9-0
Mastro Plastics Corp. v. Labor Board 19 10/17/1955 02/27/1956 Harold Burton 6-3
Michel v. Louisiana 32 11/08/1955 12/05/1955 Tom C. Clark 6-3
Millinery Corp. v. Commissioner 255 03/01/1956 03/26/1956 Felix Frankfurter 9-0
Mine Workers v. Arkansas Flooring Co. 227 01/23/1956 04/23/1956 Harold Burton 7-1
Mississippi v. Louisiana 11 ORIG 10/11/1955 10/17/1955 9-0