Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enterprises, Inc., et al.

Decided June 17, 1988. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-367 · 486 U.S. 888 (1988) · Cited 231 times

Holding

The Ohio tolling statute violates the Commerce Clause, since it imposes an impermissible burden on interstate commerce.

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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.

• Allenberg Cotton Co. v. Pittman · 419 U.S. 20 (1974)
• G. D. Searle & Co. v. Cohn · 455 U.S. 404 (1982)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America · 481 U.S. 69 (1987)
• Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. v. Bondurant · 257 U.S. 282 (1921)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · 404 U.S. 97 (1971)
• Boos v. Barry · 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
• Chase Securities Corp. v. Donaldson · 325 U.S. 304 (1945)
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority · 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
• Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Comm. (Ohio) · 459 U.S. 87 (1982)
• Union Brokerage Co. v. Jensen · 322 U.S. 202 (1944)
• Eli Lilly & Co. v. Sav-On-Drugs, Inc. · 366 U.S. 276 (1961)

Cited by

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

• Reynoldsville Casket Co. v. Hyde · 514 U.S. 749 (1995)
• Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis · 553 U.S. 328 (2008)
• American Dredging Co. v. Miller · 510 U.S. 443 (1994)
• U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• United States v. Granderson · 511 U.S. 39 (1994)
• National Pork Producers Council v. Ross · 598 U.S. 356 (2023)
• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co · 600 U.S. 122 (2023)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1988). 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).