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1960 term · Warren Court · 9-0

Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Superior Court of Delaware for New Castle County et al.

366 U.S. 656 · 81 S. Ct. 1303 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1957

The record

Term
1960
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80
U.S. Reports
366 U.S. 656
S. Ct. citation
81 S. Ct. 1303
LEXIS citation
1961 U.S. LEXIS 1957

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Superior Court of Delaware for New Castle County et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority

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