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1951 term · Vinson Court · 5-1

Sutphen Estates, Inc. v. United States et al.

342 U.S. 19 · 72 S. Ct. 14 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2464

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
25
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 19
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 14
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 2464

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 1 dissenting? 3 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Sutphen Estates, Inc. v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Harold BurtonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
Sherman MintonUnknown
Tom C. ClarkUnknown
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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