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1953 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Wilko v. Swan et al., Doing Business as Hayden, Stone & Co., et al.

346 U.S. 427 · 74 S. Ct. 182 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2673

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
39
U.S. Reports
346 U.S. 427
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 182
LEXIS citation
1953 U.S. LEXIS 2673

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wilko v. Swan et al., Doing Business as Hayden, Stone & Co., et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Robert H. JacksonRegular concurrence
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Sherman MintonDissent

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