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DICKINSON v. PETROLEUM CONVERSION CORP. (1950)

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DICKINSON v. PETROLEUM CONVERSION CORP.
Term: 1949
Important Dates
Argued: December 5, 1949
Decided: January 16, 1950
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-1
Majority
Harold BurtonTom ClarkFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonSherman MintonStanley ReedFrederick Vinson
Dissenting
Hugo Black

DICKINSON v. PETROLEUM CONVERSION CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 16, 1950. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1949.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 338 U.S. 507
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Jackson

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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