1946 term · Vinson Court · 6-3
United States v. Silk, Doing Business as Albert Silk Coal Co.
331 U.S. 704 · 67 S. Ct. 1463 · 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2847
The record
- Term
- 1946
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 312
- U.S. Reports
- 331 U.S. 704
- S. Ct. citation
- 67 S. Ct. 1463
- LEXIS citation
- 1947 U.S. LEXIS 2847
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Wiley Rutledge | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Dissent |
| Frank Murphy | Dissent |
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