Angel v. Bullington

Decided February 17, 1947. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 31 · 330 U.S. 183 (1947) · Cited 644 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.

• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• David Lupton's Sons Co. v. Automobile Club of America · 225 U.S. 489 (1912)
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487 (1941)
• Scott v. Neely · 140 U.S. 106 (1891)
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
• Cromwell v. County of Sac · 94 U.S. 351 (1877)
• Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• Palmer v. Hoffman · 318 U.S. 109 (1943)
• Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co. · 322 U.S. 238 (1944)
• Stoll v. Gottlieb · 305 U.S. 165 (1938)
• Baltimore Steamship Co. v. Phillips · 274 U.S. 316 (1927)
• American Surety Co. v. Baldwin · 287 U.S. 156 (1932)
• Ex Parte Schollenberger · 96 U.S. 369 (1878)
• Madisonville Traction Company v. Saint Bernard Mining Company · 196 U.S. 239 (1905)
• Pusey & Jones Co. v. Hanssen · 261 U.S. 491 (1923)
• Griffin v. McCoach · 313 U.S. 498 (1941)
• Hughes v. United States · 71 U.S. 232 (1866)
• Davis v. Wechsler · 263 U.S. 22 (1923)
• Bradford Electric Light Co. v. Clapper · 286 U.S. 145 (1932)
• Riley v. New York Trust Co. · 315 U.S. 343 (1942)
• Guffey v. Smith · 237 U.S. 101 (1915)
• East New York Savings Bank v. Hahn · 326 U.S. 230 (1945)
• Cities Service Oil Co. v. Dunlap · 308 U.S. 208 (1939)
• Broderick v. Rosner · 294 U.S. 629 (1935)
• McKnett v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. · 292 U.S. 230 (1934)
• Titus v. Wallick · 306 U.S. 282 (1939)
• Kelleam v. Maryland Casualty Co. of Baltimore · 312 U.S. 377 (1941)

Cited by

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

• Woods v. Interstate Realty Co. · 337 U.S. 535 (1949)
• Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie · 452 U.S. 394 (1981)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · 404 U.S. 97 (1971)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356 (1990)
• Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. · 356 U.S. 525 (1958)
• Parsons Steel, Inc. v. First Alabama Bank · 474 U.S. 518 (1986)
• The Tungus v. Skovgaard · 358 U.S. 588 (1959)
• Haywood v. Drown · 556 U.S. 729 (2009)
• Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala. · 338 U.S. 294 (1949)
• Hughes v. Fetter · 341 U.S. 609 (1951)
• Trailmobile Co. v. Whirls · 331 U.S. 40 (1947)
• Sutton v. Leib · 342 U.S. 402 (1952)

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