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1951 term · Vinson Court · 9-0

Palmer Oil Corp. et al. v. Amerada Petroleum Corp. et al.

342 U.S. 35 · 72 S. Ct. 11 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 1371

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
301
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 35
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 11
LEXIS citation
1951 U.S. LEXIS 1371

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Palmer Oil Corp. et al. v. Amerada Petroleum Corp. et al.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority

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