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1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. et al.

342 U.S. 437 · 72 S. Ct. 413 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2386

The record

Term
1951
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
85
U.S. Reports
342 U.S. 437
S. Ct. citation
72 S. Ct. 413
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2386

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Hugo BlackSpecial concurrence
Sherman MintonDissent
Fred M. VinsonDissent

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