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INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM WORKERS, AMERICA, v. AMERICAN OIL

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Case Basics

Docket No.

Petitioner

Independent Petroleum Workers, America,

Respondent

American Oil

Decided By

Warren Court (1962-1965)

Opinion

379 U.S. 130 (1964)

Argued

Monday, November 9, 1964

Decided

Monday, November 23, 1964

Term:

1960-1969
- 1964

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Conclusion

Decision: 4 votes for American Oil, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

None

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INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM WORKERS, AMERICA, v. AMERICAN OIL. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 27 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1964/1964_55>.

INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM WORKERS, AMERICA, v. AMERICAN OIL, The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1964/1964_55 (last visited April 27, 2013).

"INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM WORKERS, AMERICA, v. AMERICAN OIL," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 27, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1964/1964_55.