Asgrow Seed Company v. Denny Winterboer and Becky Winterboer, Dba Deebees

Decided January 18, 1995. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-2038 · 513 U.S. 179 (1995) · Cited 196 times

Holding

A farmer who meets the requirements set forth in § 2543’s proviso may sell for reproductive purposes only such seed as he has saved for the purpose of replanting his own acreage.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• Sexton v. Wheaton · 21 U.S. 229 (1823)
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471 (1994)
• Springer v. Government of Philippine Islands · 277 U.S. 189 (1928)
• United States v. Univis Lens Co. · 316 U.S. 241 (1942)
• Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. · 406 U.S. 518 (1972)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Santos · 553 U.S. 507 (2008)
• Burrage v. United States · 571 U.S. 204 (2014)
• Green v. Brennan · 578 U.S. 547 (2016)
• Cuomo v. Clearing House Ass'n, LLC · 557 U.S. 519 (2009)
• Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. · 566 U.S. 560 (2012)
• Marx v. General Revenue Corp. · 568 U.S. 371 (2013)
• Jones v. United States · 529 U.S. 848 (2000)
• J. E. M. Ag Supply, Inc. v. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. · 534 U.S. 124 (2001)
• Watson v. United States · 552 U.S. 74 (2007)
• Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc. · 566 U.S. 624 (2012)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1995). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).