1951 term · Vinson Court · 7-1
Robertson v. United States
343 U.S. 711 · 72 S. Ct. 994 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2809
The record
- Term
- 1951
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Vinson Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 388
- U.S. Reports
- 343 U.S. 711
- S. Ct. citation
- 72 S. Ct. 994
- LEXIS citation
- 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2809
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sherman Minton | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Stanley Reed | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
| Robert H. Jackson | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Unknown |
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