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October Term 1957 · decided Mar 17, 1958

Ferguson v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.

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  • Ferguson v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co., OT 1957, March 17, 1958.
  • Citation: 356 U.S. 41.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1958-03-17 (October Term 1957). Citation: 356 U.S. 41. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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