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1949 term · Vinson Court · 7-1

United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

338 U.S. 366 · 70 S. Ct. 207 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2919

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
35
U.S. Reports
338 U.S. 366
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 207
LEXIS citation
1949 U.S. LEXIS 2919

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
JusticeVote
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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