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1959 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Clay v. Sun Insurance Office Limited

363 U.S. 207 · 80 S. Ct. 1222 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 959

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
349
U.S. Reports
363 U.S. 207
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1222
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 959

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Clay v. Sun Insurance Office Limited.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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