1956 term · Warren Court · 7-1
Benz et al. v. Compania Naviera Hidalgo, S. A.
353 U.S. 138 · 77 S. Ct. 699 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1562
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- Unions
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 204
- U.S. Reports
- 353 U.S. 138
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 699
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1562
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMD?
M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Harold Burton | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Unknown |
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