American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp.

Decided May 17, 1982. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1765 · 456 U.S. 556 (1982) · Cited 451 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Gleason v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. · 278 U.S. 349 (1929)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co. · 259 U.S. 344 (1922)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Coronado Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers · 268 U.S. 295 (1925)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
• Pfizer Inc. v. Government of India · 434 U.S. 308 (1978)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Pierson v. Ray · 386 U.S. 547 (1967)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader · 310 U.S. 469 (1940)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
• Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission · 312 U.S. 457 (1941)
• Radiant Burners, Inc. v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. · 364 U.S. 656 (1961)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. Indian Head, Inc. · 486 U.S. 492 (1988)
• Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown · 520 U.S. 397 (1997)
• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Hoover v. Ronwin · 466 U.S. 558 (1984)
• Cook County v. United States Ex Rel. Chandler · 538 U.S. 119 (2003)
• PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. v. Book · 538 U.S. 401 (2003)

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