1959 term · Warren Court · 9-0
Texas Gas Transmission Corp. et al. v. Shell Oil Co.
363 U.S. 263 · 80 S. Ct. 1122 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1870
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 167
- U.S. Reports
- 363 U.S. 263
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 1122
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1870
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John M. Harlan II | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Special concurrence |
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