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1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Halcyon Lines et al. v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.

342 U.S. 282 · 72 S. Ct. 277 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2635

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
62
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 282
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 277
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2635

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Halcyon Lines et al. v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Harold BurtonDissent
Stanley ReedDissent

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