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1949 term · Vinson Court · 5-2

Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co. et al.

338 U.S. 464 · 70 S. Ct. 266 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2482

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
71
U.S. Reports
338 U.S. 464
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 266
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2482

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Harold BurtonUnknown
William O. DouglasUnknown

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