Bay Ridge Operating Co., Inc. v. Aaron et al.
Decided June 7, 1948. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 366 · 334 U.S. 446 (1948) · Cited 238 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Stanley Forman Reed · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
Dissenting · 3
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
“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.
- Overnight Motor Transportation Co. v. Missel · 316 U.S. 572 (1942)
- Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. · 323 U.S. 37 (1944)
- Walling v. Youngerman-Reynolds Hardwood Co. · 325 U.S. 419 (1945)
- Walling v. Harnischfeger Corp. · 325 U.S. 427 (1945)
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. · 328 U.S. 680 (1946)
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'Neil · 324 U.S. 697 (1945)
- Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123 · 321 U.S. 590 (1944)
- A. B. Kirschbaum Co. v. Walling · 316 U.S. 517 (1942)
- Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
- United States v. Rosenwasser · 323 U.S. 360 (1945)
- Walling v. A. H. Belo Corp. · 316 U.S. 624 (1942)
- Jewell Ridge Coal Corp. v. Local No. 6167, United Mine Workers · 325 U.S. 161 (1945)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Powell v. United States Cartridge Co. · 339 U.S. 497 (1950)
- Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
- Indian Towing Co. v. United States · 350 U.S. 61 (1955)
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