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1949 term · Vinson Court · 5-3

Skelly Oil Co. et al. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.

339 U.S. 667 · 70 S. Ct. 876 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1813

The record

Term
1949
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
221
U.S. Reports
339 U.S. 667
S. Ct. citation
70 S. Ct. 876
LEXIS citation
1950 U.S. LEXIS 1813

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Skelly Oil Co. et al. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
Hugo BlackDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent
William O. DouglasUnknown

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