United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Decided May 31, 1949. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 253 · 337 U.S. 198 (1949)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 3
- Harold Hitz Burton · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
Concurring · 4
- Frank Murphy
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stanley Forman Reed · filed a dissenting opinion
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