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1946 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Walling, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.

331 U.S. 17 · 67 S. Ct. 1056 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2941

The record

Term
1946
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74
U.S. Reports
331 U.S. 17
S. Ct. citation
67 S. Ct. 1056
LEXIS citation
1947 U.S. LEXIS 2941

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Walling, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Wiley RutledgeSpecial concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
Frank MurphyDissent

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