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1949 term · Vinson Court · 5-2

Powell et al. v. United States Cartridge Co.

339 U.S. 497 · 70 S. Ct. 755 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 2468

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
96
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 497
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 755
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 2468

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Powell et al. v. United States Cartridge Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Robert H. JacksonDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Tom C. ClarkUnknown
William O. DouglasUnknown

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