Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1950

The Court’s 1950 Term began in October 1950. These are the 103 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 23, 1950 and June 4, 1951, during the Vinson Court.

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Decided by one vote (15)

• Missouri ex Rel. Southern Railway Co. v. Mayfield
  340 U.S. 1Decided November 6, 19505–4Felix Frankfurter
• Snyder v. Buck
  340 U.S. 15Decided November 13, 19505–4William O. Douglas
• Harris v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  340 U.S. 106Decided November 27, 19505–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Rock Island Motor Transit Co.
  340 U.S. 419Decided February 26, 19515–4Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co.
  340 U.S. 450Decided February 26, 19515–4Stanley F. Reed
• Norton Company v. Department of Revenue of IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
  340 U.S. 534Decided February 26, 19515–4Robert H. Jackson
• United States v. Moore et Ux.
  340 U.S. 616Decided March 26, 19515–4Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Williams
  341 U.S. 70Decided April 23, 19515–4Felix Frankfurter
• Williams v. United States
  341 U.S. 97Decided April 23, 19515–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Pewee Coal Co., Inc.
  341 U.S. 114Decided April 30, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.
  341 U.S. 246Decided May 7, 19515–4Robert H. Jackson
• Standard Oil Co. v. New Jersey
  341 U.S. 428Decided May 28, 19515–4Stanley F. Reed
• Hammerstein v. Superior Court of California
  341 U.S. 491Decided May 28, 19515–4Per curiam
• Hughes v. FetterLaw held unconstitutional
  341 U.S. 609Decided June 4, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• Garner v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles
  341 U.S. 716Decided June 4, 19515–4Tom C. Clark

All decisions, in order

• Gara v. United States.
  340 U.S. 857Decided October 23, 19504–4
• Missouri ex Rel. Southern Railway Co. v. Mayfield
  340 U.S. 1Decided November 6, 19505–4Felix Frankfurter
• Fogarty v. United States
  340 U.S. 8Decided November 6, 19509–0Sherman Minton
• Snyder v. Buck
  340 U.S. 15Decided November 13, 19505–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.
  340 U.S. 36Decided November 13, 19508–1William O. Douglas
• United States v. Sanchez
  340 U.S. 42Decided November 13, 19509–0Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Security Trust & Savings Bank
  340 U.S. 47Decided November 13, 19509–0Sherman Minton
• Compagna v. Hiatt
  340 U.S. 880Decided November 13, 19504–4
• Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v. United States
  340 U.S. 54Decided November 27, 19506–3Hugo L. Black
• Libby v. United States
  340 U.S. 71Decided November 27, 19506–3Hugo L. Black
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co.
  340 U.S. 76Decided November 27, 19506–1Stanley F. Reed
• Harris v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  340 U.S. 106Decided November 27, 19505–4William O. Douglas
• Whelchel v. McDonald
  340 U.S. 122Decided December 4, 19509–0William O. Douglas
• Gusik v. Schilder
  340 U.S. 128Decided December 4, 19509–0William O. Douglas
• Feres v. United States
  340 U.S. 135Decided December 4, 19509–0Robert H. Jackson
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.
  340 U.S. 147Decided December 4, 19509–0Robert H. Jackson
• Blau v. United States
  340 U.S. 159Decided December 11, 19508–0Hugo L. Black
• McGrath v. Kristensen
  340 U.S. 162Decided December 11, 19508–0Stanley F. Reed
• Cities Service Gas Co. v. Peerless Oil & Gas Co.
  340 U.S. 179Decided December 11, 19508–1Tom C. Clark
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Oklahoma
  340 U.S. 190Decided December 11, 19509–0Tom C. Clark
• Ackermann v. United States
  340 U.S. 193Decided December 11, 19505–3Sherman Minton
• United States v. Penner Installation Corp.
  340 U.S. 898Decided December 11, 19504–4
• Dowd v. United States ex Rel. Cook
  340 U.S. 206Decided January 2, 19519–0Hugo L. Black
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.
  340 U.S. 211Decided January 2, 19519–0Hugo L. Black
• Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. v. United States
  340 U.S. 216Decided January 2, 19518–1Sherman Minton
• Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
  340 U.S. 231Decided January 8, 19515–3Harold H. Burton
• Niemotko v. Maryland
  340 U.S. 268Decided January 15, 19519–0Fred M. Vinson
• Kunz v. New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  340 U.S. 290Decided January 15, 19518–1Fred M. Vinson
• Feiner v. New York
  340 U.S. 315Decided January 15, 19516–3Fred M. Vinson
• Blau v. United States
  340 U.S. 332Decided January 15, 19516–2Hugo L. Black
• Niagara Hudson Power Corp. v. Leventritt
  340 U.S. 336Decided January 15, 19516–2Harold H. Burton
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of MadisonLaw held unconstitutional
  340 U.S. 349Decided January 15, 19516–3Tom C. Clark
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gullett Gin Co.
  340 U.S. 361Decided January 15, 19518–0Sherman Minton
• Rogers v. United States
  340 U.S. 367Decided February 26, 19515–3Fred M. Vinson
• Amalgamated Association of Street v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  340 U.S. 383Decided February 26, 19516–3Fred M. Vinson
• St. John v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  340 U.S. 411Decided February 26, 19516–3Fred M. Vinson
• Amalgamated Association of Street v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  340 U.S. 416Decided February 26, 19519–0Fred M. Vinson
• United States v. Rock Island Motor Transit Co.
  340 U.S. 419Decided February 26, 19515–4Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. Texas & Pacific Motor Transport Co.
  340 U.S. 450Decided February 26, 19515–4Stanley F. Reed
• United States ex Rel. Touhy v. Ragen
  340 U.S. 462Decided February 26, 19516–2Stanley F. Reed
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
  340 U.S. 474Decided February 26, 19517–2Felix Frankfurter
• National Labor Relations Board v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
  340 U.S. 498Decided February 26, 19519–0Felix Frankfurter
• O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc.
  340 U.S. 504Decided February 26, 19516–3Felix Frankfurter
• Canton Railroad Co. v. Rogan
  340 U.S. 511Decided February 26, 19516–2William O. Douglas
• Western Maryland Railway Co. v. Rogan
  340 U.S. 520Decided February 26, 19516–2William O. Douglas
• Warren v. United States
  340 U.S. 523Decided February 26, 19516–3William O. Douglas
• Norton Company v. Department of Revenue of IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
  340 U.S. 534Decided February 26, 19515–4Robert H. Jackson
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co.
  340 U.S. 543Decided February 26, 19517–2Harold H. Burton
• Emich Motors Corp. v. General Motors Corp.
  340 U.S. 558Decided February 26, 19518–0Tom C. Clark
• Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
  340 U.S. 573Decided February 26, 19515–3Sherman Minton
• Johnson v. Muelberger
  340 U.S. 581Decided March 12, 19517–1Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. Lewis
  340 U.S. 590Decided March 26, 19518–1Hugo L. Black
• 62 Cases of Jam v. United States
  340 U.S. 593Decided March 26, 19517–2Felix Frankfurter
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'ConnorLaw held unconstitutional
  340 U.S. 602Decided March 26, 19516–3Harold H. Burton
• United States v. Moore et Ux.
  340 U.S. 616Decided March 26, 19515–4Tom C. Clark
• Hammerstein v. Superior Court of California
  340 U.S. 622Decided March 26, 19519–0Per curiam
• United States v. Allied Oil Corp.
  341 U.S. 1Decided April 9, 19517–0Hugo L. Black
• American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Finn
  341 U.S. 6Decided April 9, 19516–3Stanley F. Reed
• West Virginia ex Rel. Dyer v. Sims
  341 U.S. 22Decided April 9, 19519–0Felix Frankfurter
• Robertson v. Chambers
  341 U.S. 37Decided April 9, 19519–0William O. Douglas
• Moser v. United States
  341 U.S. 41Decided April 9, 19519–0Sherman Minton
• United States v. Alcea Band of Tillamooks
  341 U.S. 48Decided April 9, 19518–0Per curiam
• Shepherd v. Florida
  341 U.S. 50Decided April 9, 19519–0Per curiam
• Gerende v. Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore
  341 U.S. 56Decided April 12, 19519–0Per curiam
• United States v. Williams
  341 U.S. 58Decided April 23, 19517–2Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. Williams
  341 U.S. 70Decided April 23, 19515–4Felix Frankfurter
• Williams v. United States
  341 U.S. 97Decided April 23, 19515–4William O. Douglas
• California State Automobile Association Inter-Insurance Bureau v. Maloney
  341 U.S. 105Decided April 23, 19519–0William O. Douglas
• Woodward v. United States
  341 U.S. 112Decided April 23, 19519–0Per curiam
• United States v. Pewee Coal Co., Inc.
  341 U.S. 114Decided April 30, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath
  341 U.S. 123Decided April 30, 19515–3Harold H. Burton
• Bowman Dairy Co. v. United States
  341 U.S. 214Decided April 30, 19517–1Sherman Minton
• Bailey v. Richardson
  341 U.S. 918Decided April 30, 19514–4
• Jordan v. de George
  341 U.S. 223Decided May 7, 19516–3Fred M. Vinson
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.
  341 U.S. 246Decided May 7, 19515–4Robert H. Jackson
• Mosser v. Darrow
  341 U.S. 267Decided May 7, 19517–1Robert H. Jackson
• Elder v. Brannan
  341 U.S. 277Decided May 7, 19518–1Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Champlin Refining Co.
  341 U.S. 290Decided May 7, 19518–1Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Wheelock Bros., Inc.
  341 U.S. 319Decided May 7, 19519–0Per curiam
• Ewing v. Gardner
  341 U.S. 321Decided May 7, 19519–0Per curiam
• National Labor Relations Board v. Highland Park Manufacturing Co.
  341 U.S. 322Decided May 14, 19516–2Robert H. Jackson
• Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. Michigan Public Service Commission
  341 U.S. 329Decided May 14, 19517–2Sherman Minton
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.
  341 U.S. 341Decided May 21, 19519–0Fred M. Vinson
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.
  341 U.S. 363Decided May 21, 19519–0Fred M. Vinson
• Tenney v. Brandhove
  341 U.S. 367Decided May 21, 19518–1Felix Frankfurter
• Schwegmann Brothers v. Calvert Distillers Corp.
  341 U.S. 384Decided May 21, 19516–3William O. Douglas
• Radio Corporation of America v. United States
  341 U.S. 412Decided May 28, 19519–0Hugo L. Black
• Standard Oil Co. v. New Jersey
  341 U.S. 428Decided May 28, 19515–4Stanley F. Reed
• Zittman v. McGrath
  341 U.S. 446Decided May 28, 19516–2Robert H. Jackson
• Zittman v. McGrath
  341 U.S. 471Decided May 28, 19518–0Robert H. Jackson
• Hoffman v. United States
  341 U.S. 479Decided May 28, 19518–1Tom C. Clark
• Hammerstein v. Superior Court of California
  341 U.S. 491Decided May 28, 19515–4Per curiam
• Dennis v. United States
  341 U.S. 494Decided June 4, 19516–2Fred M. Vinson
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States
  341 U.S. 593Decided June 4, 19515–2Hugo L. Black
• Hughes v. FetterLaw held unconstitutional
  341 U.S. 609Decided June 4, 19515–4Hugo L. Black
• Breard v. Alexandria
  341 U.S. 622Decided June 4, 19516–3Stanley F. Reed
• Collins v. Hardyman
  341 U.S. 651Decided June 4, 19516–3Robert H. Jackson
• National Labor Relations Board v. International Rice Milling Co., Inc.
  341 U.S. 665Decided June 4, 19519–0Harold H. Burton
• National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council
  341 U.S. 675Decided June 4, 19516–3Harold H. Burton
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
  341 U.S. 694Decided June 4, 19516–3Harold H. Burton
• Local 74 v. National Labor Relations Board
  341 U.S. 707Decided June 4, 19516–3Harold H. Burton
• Garner v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles
  341 U.S. 716Decided June 4, 19515–4Tom C. Clark
• Land v. Dollar
  341 U.S. 737Decided June 4, 19516–1Per curiam

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