1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4
Sun Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
364 U.S. 170 · 80 S. Ct. 1388 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1885
The record
- Term
- 1959
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 321
- U.S. Reports
- 364 U.S. 170
- S. Ct. citation
- 80 S. Ct. 1388
- LEXIS citation
- 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1885
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
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