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1950 term · Vinson Court · 5-4

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.

341 U.S. 246 · 71 S. Ct. 692 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2369

The record

Term
1950
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77
U.S. Reports
341 U.S. 246
S. Ct. citation
71 S. Ct. 692
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2369

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
William O. DouglasDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Stanley ReedDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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