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1949 term · Vinson Court · 7-1

Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp.

338 U.S. 507 · 70 S. Ct. 322 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2546

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
150
U.S. Reports
338 U.S. 507
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 322
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2546

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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