Automatic Canteen Company of America v. Federal Trade Commission
Decided June 8, 1953. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 89 · 346 U.S. 61 (1953) · Cited 155 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Felix Frankfurter · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Sherman Minton
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 3
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Tot v. United States · 319 U.S. 463 (1943)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
- Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 340 U.S. 231 (1951)
- Federal Trade Commission v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. · 324 U.S. 746 (1945)
- Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc. · 322 U.S. 607 (1944)
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. · 294 U.S. 499 (1935)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. · 343 U.S. 470 (1952)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 440 U.S. 69 (1979)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Simplicity Pattern Co. · 360 U.S. 55 (1959)
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
- United States v. National Dairy Products Corp. · 372 U.S. 29 (1963)
- Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 509 U.S. 209 (1993)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 363 U.S. 536 (1960)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Fred Meyer, Inc. · 390 U.S. 341 (1968)
Official text
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