Aquilino et al., Doing Business as Home Maintenance Co., et al. v. United States et al.

Decided June 20, 1960. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 1 · 363 U.S. 509 (1960) · Cited 894 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• United States v. Bess · 357 U.S. 51 (1958)
• United States v. City of New Britain · 347 U.S. 81 (1954)
• United States v. Scovil · 348 U.S. 218 (1955)
• United States v. Acri · 348 U.S. 211 (1955)
• United States v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance · 348 U.S. 215 (1955)
• United States v. Security Trust & Savings Bank · 340 U.S. 47 (1950)
• Morgan v. Commissioner · 309 U.S. 78 (1940)
• Commissioner v. Stern · 357 U.S. 39 (1958)
• Carpenter v. Shaw · 280 U.S. 363 (1930)
• United States v. Gilbert Associates, Inc. · 345 U.S. 361 (1953)
• City of Detroit v. Murray Corp. of America · 355 U.S. 489 (1958)
• United States v. Waddill, Holland & Flinn, Inc. · 323 U.S. 353 (1945)
• Illinois Ex Rel. Gordon v. Campbell · 329 U.S. 362 (1946)
• United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co. · 355 U.S. 587 (1958)

Cited by

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

• Drye v. United States · 528 U.S. 49 (1999)
• United States v. National Bank of Commerce · 472 U.S. 713 (1985)
• United States v. First National City Bank · 379 U.S. 378 (1965)
• United States v. Craft · 535 U.S. 274 (2002)
• United States v. Rodgers · 461 U.S. 677 (1983)
• Meyer v. United States · 375 U.S. 233 (1963)
• Slodov v. United States · 436 U.S. 238 (1978)
• Pearlman v. Reliance Insurance · 371 U.S. 132 (1962)
• Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 372 U.S. 84 (1963)

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