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1955 term · Warren Court · 4-4

Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co.

350 U.S. 956 · 76 S. Ct. 345 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1449

The record

Term
1955
Decided
Issue area
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
105
U.S. Reports
350 U.S. 956
S. Ct. citation
76 S. Ct. 345
LEXIS citation
1956 U.S. LEXIS 1449

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenNo participation
Hugo BlackNo participation
Stanley ReedNo participation
Felix FrankfurterNo participation
William O. DouglasNo participation
Harold BurtonNo participation
Tom C. ClarkNo participation
Sherman MintonNo participation
John M. Harlan IIUnknown