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1948 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Inc.

337 U.S. 198 · 69 S. Ct. 1009 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2941

The record

Term
1948
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
253
U.S. Reports
337 U.S. 198
S. Ct. citation
69 S. Ct. 1009
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 2941

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Inc.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
Wiley RutledgeRegular concurrence
Frank MurphyRegular concurrence
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent

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