American Pipe & Construction Co. et al. v. Utah et al.

Decided January 16, 1974. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-1195 · 414 U.S. 538 (1974) · Cited 2,015 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Burnett v. New York Central Railroad · 380 U.S. 424 (1965)
• Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal · 359 U.S. 231 (1959)
• Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 321 U.S. 342 (1944)
• Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
• Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · 398 U.S. 375 (1970)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp. · 383 U.S. 696 (1966)
• Snyder v. Harris · 394 U.S. 332 (1969)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 331 U.S. 519 (1947)
• McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 357 U.S. 221 (1958)

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• United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald · 432 U.S. 385 (1977)
• Chardon v. Fumero Soto · 462 U.S. 650 (1983)
• Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 421 U.S. 454 (1975)
• United States v. Kwai Fun Wong · 575 U.S. 402 (2015)
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin · 417 U.S. 156 (1974)
• Menominee Indian Tribe of Wis. v. United States · 577 U.S. 250 (2016)
• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• Credit Suisse Securities (Usa) LLC v. Simmonds · 566 U.S. 221 (2012)
• Devlin v. Scardelletti · 536 U.S. 1 (2002)
• Smith v. Bayer Corp. · 564 U.S. 299 (2011)
• Greyhound Corp. v. Mt. Hood Stages, Inc. · 437 U.S. 322 (1978)
• General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · 457 U.S. 147 (1982)
• Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs · 498 U.S. 89 (1990)
• Bowen v. City of New York · 476 U.S. 467 (1986)
• Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper · 445 U.S. 326 (1980)
• Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc. · 509 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter · 569 U.S. 564 (2013)
• Gratz v. Bollinger · 539 U.S. 244 (2003)
• Young v. United States · 535 U.S. 43 (2002)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)

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