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1957 term · Warren Court · 6-3

McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.

357 U.S. 221 · 78 S. Ct. 1201 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1767

The record

Term
1957
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
83
U.S. Reports
357 U.S. 221
S. Ct. citation
78 S. Ct. 1201
LEXIS citation
1958 U.S. LEXIS 1767

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Harold BurtonMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Felix FrankfurterDissent
Charles E. WhittakerDissent

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