American Stevedores, Inc. v. Porello et al.
Decided March 10, 1947. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 69 · 330 U.S. 446 (1947) · Cited 265 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Stanley Forman Reed · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Frederick Moore Vinson
“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.
- Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States · 324 U.S. 215 (1945)
- Atlantic Transport Co. of W. Va. v. Imbrovek · 234 U.S. 52 (1914)
- Just v. Chambers · 312 U.S. 383 (1941)
- The Max Morris · 137 U.S. 1 (1890)
- Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co. · 317 U.S. 575 (1943)
- Johnson v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet Corporation · 280 U.S. 320 (1930)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 350 U.S. 124 (1956)
- United States v. Seckinger · 397 U.S. 203 (1970)
- United States v. James · 478 U.S. 597 (1986)
- Johansen v. United States · 343 U.S. 427 (1952)
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd. · 369 U.S. 355 (1962)
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co. · 376 U.S. 315 (1964)
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllister · 337 U.S. 783 (1949)
- Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. · 451 U.S. 596 (1981)
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282 (1952)
- Commissioner v. Estate of Church · 335 U.S. 632 (1949)
- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp. · 425 U.S. 164 (1976)
- Czaplicki v. the Hoegh Silvercloud · 351 U.S. 525 (1956)
- Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn · 604 U.S. 593 (2025)
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