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1952 term · Vinson Court · 7-2

F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.

344 U.S. 228 · 73 S. Ct. 222 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2784

The record

Term
1952
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Vinson Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
42
U.S. Reports
344 U.S. 228
S. Ct. citation
73 S. Ct. 222
LEXIS citation
1952 U.S. LEXIS 2784

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.
JusticeVote
Sherman MintonMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Robert H. JacksonMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Fred M. VinsonMajority
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Hugo BlackDissent

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