Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
339 U.S. 667 · Decided June 5, 1950 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co. was decided on June 5, 1950 by a vote of 5–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 339 U.S. 667 · 70 S. Ct. 876 · 94 L. Ed. 2d 1194 · 1950 U.S. LEXIS 1813
- Docket number
- 221
- Decided
- June 5, 1950
- Argued
- December 9, 1949
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. § 2201
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Did not participate: William O. Douglas.
Full case caption
Skelly Oil Co. et al. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1949-088, docket 1949-088-01.
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